CVE-2008-5101

CRITICAL 9.3CVE-2008-5101 · Published 17/11/2008 · updated 16/06/2026

In short

CVE-2008-5101 is a CRITICAL (CVSS 9.3) vulnerability affecting optipng (optipng).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 4.0%, higher than 90.6% of all vulnerabilities.
No patched version is listed yet: follow the vendor's advisory in References.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
optipng optipng	`= 0.6= 0.6.1`	No fix yet

Description

Buffer overflow in the BMP reader in OptiPNG 0.6 and 0.6.1 allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted BMP image, related to an "array overflow."

References

bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-03/msg00001.html
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/12/1
optipng.sourceforge.net · Patch
prdownloads.sourceforge.net/optipng/optipng-0.6.1.1.diff · Exploit
secunia.com/advisories/32651 · Vendor Advisory
secunia.com/advisories/34259
security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-01.xml
sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php · Patch
securityfocus.com/bid/32248
vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3108
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46519

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