CVE-2008-5907 | BDVDB-2026-34320 Detail
Description#
The png_check_keyword function in pngwutil.c in libpng before 1.0.42, and 1.2.x before 1.2.34, might allow context-dependent attackers to set the value of an arbitrary memory location to zero via vectors involving creation of crafted PNG files with keywords, related to an implicit cast of the '\0' character constant to a NULL pointer. NOTE: some sources incorrectly report this as a double free vulnerability.
Impact#
No impact statement in the source data.
Weaknesses#
No weakness recorded in the source data.
References#
- http://libpng.sourceforge.net/index.html
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200903-28.xml
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48128
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00000.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34388
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1750
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/01/09/1
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:051
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34320
- http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?thread_name=4B6F0239C13D0245820603C036D180BC79FBAA%40CABOTUKEXCH01.cabot.local&forum_name=png-mng-implement
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.