CVE-2008-5907

EUVD-2008-5877
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.
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTPrimary
5 UNKNOWN
NETWORK
LOW
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 73%
Affected Products (NVD)
VendorProductVersion
libpnglibpng
𝑥
< 1.0.42
libpnglibpng
1.2.0 ≤
𝑥
< 1.2.34
debiandebian_linux
4.0
debiandebian_linux
5.0
𝑥
= Vulnerable software versions
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Ubuntu Releases
Ubuntu Product
Codename
libpng
dapper
Fixed 1.2.8rel-5ubuntu0.4
released
gutsy
Fixed 1.2.15~beta5-2ubuntu0.2
released
hardy
Fixed 1.2.15~beta5-3ubuntu0.1
released
intrepid
Fixed 1.2.27-1ubuntu0.1
released