Buffer overflow in the BMP reader in OptiPNG 0.6 and 0.6.1 allows user-assisted attackers…
Priority MEDIUM 47CWE-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
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."
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.0399 90th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-5101
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-cjj9-29x7-jq96
References
Patch 2
Advisory 2
More Optipng vulnerabilities
- TI-2012-03774 Use-after-free vulnerability in opngreduc.c in OptiPNG Hg and 0.7.x before 0.7.3 might… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2016-02000 The bmp_read_rows function in pngxtern/pngxrbmp.c in OptiPNG before 0.7.6 allows remote… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.5
Sources
- CVE-2008-5101 · CVE Program
- CVE-2008-5101 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-cjj9-29x7-jq96 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2008-5101 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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