CVE-2008-5101: Buffer overflow in the BMP reader in OptiPNG 0.6 and 0.6.1 allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted BMP image, related to an…

PriorityP339critical9.3CVSS 2.0

AVNACMAuNCCICAC

EPSS

4.02%

89.3th percentile

Buffer overflow in the BMP reader in OptiPNG 0.6 and 0.6.1 allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted BMP image, related to an "array overflow."

Affected

7 ranges

Vendor	Product	Version range	Fixed in
debian	optipng	< optipng 0.6.1.1-1 (bookworm)	optipng 0.6.1.1-1 (bookworm)
optipng	optipng	—	—
optipng	optipng	—	—
optipng_project	optipng	>= 0 < 0.6.1.1-1	0.6.1.1-1
optipng_project	optipng	>= 0 < 0.6.1.1-1	0.6.1.1-1
optipng_project	optipng	>= 0 < 0.6.1.1-1	0.6.1.1-1
optipng_project	optipng	>= 0 < 0.6.1.1-1	0.6.1.1-1

CVSS provenance

nvdv2.09.3CRITICALAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

osv9.3CRITICAL

vendor_debian9.3CRITICAL

vendor_redhat9.3CRITICAL

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