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TI-2008-01602 Aliases CVE-2008-1670GHSA-4r7g-h9xg-7p27

Heap-based buffer overflow in the progressive PNG Image loader (decoders/pngloader.cpp)…

Priority MEDIUM 48CWE-119Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Medium
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Complete · Complete · Complete
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.04762 91st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 4

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:4.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.0VulnerableKDE
cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.1VulnerableKDE
cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.2VulnerableKDE
cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:4.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.3VulnerableKDE
  • cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:4.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.0 Vulnerable ·KDE
  • cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.1 Vulnerable ·KDE
  • cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.2 Vulnerable ·KDE
  • cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:4.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.3 Vulnerable ·KDE

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-1670
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4r7g-h9xg-7p27

References

Advisory 1

Other 2

  • TI-2004-00806 Multiple integer overflows in xpdf 2.0 and 3.0, and other packages that use xpdf code… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2012-03853 Type confusion in KDE Konqueror CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2004-00807 Multiple integer overflows in xpdf 3.0, and other packages that use xpdf code such as… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2005-00011 Multiple vulnerabilities in fliccd, when installed setuid root as part of the kdeedu… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2004-01022 Buffer overflow in the Gfx::doImage function in Gfx.cc for xpdf 3.00, and other products… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
  • TI-2003-00639 KDM in KDE 3.1.3 and earlier does not verify whether the pam_setcred function call… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
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Sources

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