Vulnerability Details : CVE-2008-1670
Heap-based buffer overflow in the progressive PNG Image loader (decoders/pngloader.cpp) in KHTML in KDE 4.0.x up to 4.0.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted image.
Vulnerability category: OverflowExecute codeDenial of service
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-1670
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 3.86%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 91 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2008-1670
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source |
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9.3
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HIGH | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
8.6
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10.0
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NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2008-1670
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The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
Vendor statements for CVE-2008-1670
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Red Hat 2008-05-01Not vulnerable. This issue did not affect versions of KDE as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1, 3, 4, or 5.
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https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42038
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-05/msg00000.html
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http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019929
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http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1371/references
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28937
Patch
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http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20080426-1.txt
- cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:4.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:4.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*