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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…
High9.3EPSS 4.0%
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Description
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."
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High9.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 4.0% · top 9.5% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 9.3.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (12)
- http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/optipng/optipng-0.6.1.1.diff?download (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 34259 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://optipng.sourceforge.net/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20081112 CVE Request -- OptiPNG (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- 32248 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- SUSE-SR:2009:006 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- GLSA-200812-01 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- ADV-2008-3108 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=505399 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- optipng-bmpreader-bo(46519) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=639631&group_id=151404 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 32651 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
Sources
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