Description
Multiple off-by-one errors in libpng before 1.2.32beta01, and 1.4 before 1.4.0beta34, allow context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or have unspecified other impact via a PNG image with crafted zTXt chunks, related to (1) the png_push_read_zTXt function in pngread.c, and possibly related to (2) pngtest.c.
Published: 2008-09-10
Score: 4.3 Medium
EPSS: 1.7% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2008-3949 Multiple off-by-one errors in libpng before 1.2.32beta01, and 1.4 before 1.4.0beta34, allow context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or have unspecified other impact via a PNG image with crafted zTXt chunks, related to (1) the png_push_read_zTXt function in pngread.c, and possibly related to (2) pngtest.c.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-730-1 libpng vulnerabilities
History

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T10:00:41.994Z

Reserved: 2008-09-09T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-3964

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2008-09-11T01:13:47.633

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2008-3964

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2008-09-05T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2008-3964 - Bugzilla

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