Description
Multiple integer overflows in glib/gbase64.c in GLib before 2.20 allow context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long string that is converted either (1) from or (2) to a base64 representation.
Published: 2009-03-14
Score: 4.6 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-1747-1 New glib2.0 packages fix arbitrary code execution
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2008-4297 Multiple integer overflows in glib/gbase64.c in GLib before 2.20 allow context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long string that is converted either (1) from or (2) to a base64 representation.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-738-1 GLib vulnerability
References
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00014.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2010/000082.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://ocert.org/patches/2008-015/glib-CVE-2008-4316.diff cve-icon cve-icon
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/03/12/2 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/34267 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/34317 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/34404 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/34416 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/34560 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/34854 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/34890 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/38794 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/38833 cve-icon cve-icon
http://svn.gnome.org/viewvc/glib?view=revision&revision=7973 cve-icon cve-icon
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0045 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1747 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:080 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2008-015.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/03/16/2 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-April/msg00744.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0336.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/501712/100/0/threaded cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/501766/100/0/threaded cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34100 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021884 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-738-1 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0528 cve-icon cve-icon
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49272 cve-icon cve-icon
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-4316 cve-icon
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11401 cve-icon cve-icon
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8360 cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-4316 cve-icon
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-March/msg01113.html cve-icon cve-icon
History

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Gnome Glib
Redhat Enterprise Linux
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T10:08:34.978Z

Reserved: 2008-09-29T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-4316

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2009-03-14T18:30:00.343

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

Link: CVE-2008-4316

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2009-03-12T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2008-4316 - Bugzilla

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