CVE - CVE-2008-5907

CVE-ID
CVE-2008-5907	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
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.
References
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CONFIRM:http://libpng.sourceforge.net/index.html DEBIAN:DSA-1750 URL:http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1750 GENTOO:GLSA-200903-28 URL:http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200903-28.xml MANDRIVA:MDVSA-2009:051 URL:~~http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:051~~ (Obsolete source) MLIST:[oss-security] 20090109 libpng non issue URL:http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/01/09/1 MLIST:[png-mng-implement] 20081126 Memory overwriting bug in png_check_keyword() URL:http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?thread_name=4B6F0239C13D0245820603C036D180BC79FBAA%40CABOTUKEXCH01.cabot.local&forum_name=png-mng-implement SECUNIA:34320 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/34320 SECUNIA:34388 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/34388 SUSE:SUSE-SR:2009:003 URL:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00000.html XF:libpng-pngcheckkeyword-memory-corruption(48128) URL:https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48128
Assigning CNA
MITRE Corporation
Date Record Created
20090115	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20090115)
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Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
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