Multiple integer overflows in glib/gbase64.c in GLib before 2.20 allow context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long…

Description

Multiple integer overflows in glib/gbase64.c in GLib before 2.20 allow context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long string that is converted either (1) from or (2) to a base64 representation.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

0.49% · top 57% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.6.

Weakness

• n/a
• CWE-189 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-189 and its CVEs

Affected products

• n/a

  • affected n/a

References (31)

• http://ocert.org/patches/2008-015/glib-CVE-2008-4316.diff (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
• 20090312 rPSA-2009-0045-1 glib (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
• USN-738-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
• 34560 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• [oss-security] 20090317 Re: [oCERT-2008-015] glib and glib-predecessor heap overflows (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
• 38794 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• [security-announce] 20100303 VMSA-2010-0004 ESX Service Console and vMA third party updates (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
• MDVSA-2009:080 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
• http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0045 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11401 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
• FEDORA-2009-2688 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
• [oss-security] 20090312 [oCERT-2008-015] glib and glib-predecessor heap overflows (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
• 34100 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
• 34854 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 20090312 [oCERT-2008-015] glib and glib-predecessor heap overflows (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
• 34267 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• RHSA-2009:0336 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• 38833 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 1021884 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
• DSA-1747 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
• 34317 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• SUSE-SA:2009:026 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
• FEDORA-2009-2657 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
• 34416 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• http://svn.gnome.org/viewvc/glib?view=revision&revision=7973 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• oval:org.mitre.oval:def:8360 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
• 34404 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• glib-gbase64-bo(49272) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
• 34890 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• ADV-2010-0528 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• http://www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2008-015.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

• CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
• CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
• NVD (opens in a new tab)
• FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
• OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
• GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
• CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)

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[![CVE-2008-4316](https://trackcve.app/badge/CVE-2008-4316.svg)](https://trackcve.app/cve/CVE-2008-4316)

Record last updated 7 Aug 2024, 10:08 UTC.