CVE-2008-6218

HIGH · CVSS 7.1 EPSS 2.31%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2009-02-20 · Last synced 2026-08-04

Field Assessment

AI analysis pending.

CVE

CVE-2008-6218

Severity

HIGH

CVSS

7.1

EPSS

2.31%

Original Filing — NVD 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.