OptiPNG 0.6/0.6.1 memory corruption

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A vulnerability was found in OptiPNG 0.6/0.6.1 and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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."

The bug was discovered 11/09/2008. The weakness was released 11/17/2008 (Website). The advisory is shared at sourceforge.net. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2008-5101 since 11/17/2008. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 8 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 35426 (FreeBSD : optipng -- arbitrary code execution via crafted BMP image (2bc960c4-e665-11dd-afcd-00e0815b8da8)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family FreeBSD Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 3 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (46519) and Tenable (35426). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at 9596, 45965, 45311 and 45308.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 35426
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : optipng -- arbitrary code execution via crafted BMP image (2bc960c4-e665-11dd-afcd-00e0815b8da8)
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OpenVAS ID: 63237
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: optipng
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: sourceforge.net
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2008-5101 (🔍)
X-Force: 46519
Vulnerability Center: 20039 - OptiPNG 0.6 and 0.61 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability via a Crafted BMP Image, Medium
SecurityFocus: 32248 - OptiPNG BMP Reader Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 34259 - SUSE Update for Multiple Packages, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 49745 - OptiPNG - BMP Reader Buffer Overflow Issue
Vupen: ADV-2008-3108

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Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 08/21/2019 07:57
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (77), 08/21/2019 07:57 (5)
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