CVE-2008-4799 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 4.3 Published 30 Oct 2008 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Attackers can cause a denial of service via crafted image files in Netpbm due to improper window height calculation leading to out-of-bounds read.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: A user has to click or open something
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2008-4799?

CVE-2008-4799 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 30 Oct 2008. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

pamperspective in Netpbm before 10.35.48 does not properly calculate a window height, which allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted image file that triggers an out-of-bounds read.

Weakness: CWE-189

Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-4799?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Netpbm Netpbm.

How do I fix CVE-2008-4799?

No fix has been published for CVE-2008-4799 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2008-4799 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-4799 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-gq8f-8634-82fx.