| Name | CVE-2008-6218 |
| Description | Memory leak in the png_handle_tEXt function in pngrutil.c in libpng before 1.2.33 rc02 and 1.4.0 beta36 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (memory exhaustion) via a crafted PNG file. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DSA-1750-1 |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| libpng | source | etch | 1.2.15~beta5-1+etch2 | DSA-1750-1 | ||
| libpng | source | lenny | 1.2.27-2+lenny2 | DSA-1750-1 | ||
| libpng | source | (unstable) | 1.2.33-1 |