# CVE-2008-1382: libpng 1.0.6 through 1.0.32, 1.2.0 through 1.2.26, and 1.4.0beta01 through 1.4.0beta19 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2008-04-14 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

libpng 1.0.6 through 1.0.32, 1.2.0 through 1.2.26, and 1.4.0beta01 through 1.4.0beta19 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a PNG file with zero length "unknown" chunks, which trigger an access of uninitialized memory.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-04/msg00011.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0333.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35386
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1225/references
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30157
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30174
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-77-1020521.1-1
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3549
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008/Sep/msg00005.html
- http://www.osvdb.org/44364
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1560
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34388
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1462
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200805-10.xml
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-June/msg00080.html
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-May/msg00960.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30486
- http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0151
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0007.html
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-260A.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30402
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-259989-1
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35302
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-June/msg00033.html
- http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&m=slackware-security.541247

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