CVE-2008-4316
Detail
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Description
Multiple integer overflows in glib/gbase64.c in GLib before 2.20 allow context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long string that is converted either (1) from or (2) to a base64 representation.
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CVSS 2.0 Severity and Vector Strings:
Vector:
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URL
Source(s)
Tag(s)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00014.html
CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2010/000082.html
CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://ocert.org/patches/2008-015/glib-CVE-2008-4316.diff
CVE, Inc., Red Hat
Patch
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/03/12/2
CVE, Inc., Red Hat
Patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/34267
CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://secunia.com/advisories/34317
CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://secunia.com/advisories/34404
CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://secunia.com/advisories/34416
CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://secunia.com/advisories/34560
CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://secunia.com/advisories/34854
CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://secunia.com/advisories/34890
CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://secunia.com/advisories/38794
CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://secunia.com/advisories/38833
CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://svn.gnome.org/viewvc/glib?view=revision&revision=7973
CVE, Inc., Red Hat
Patch
Vendor Advisory
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0045
CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1747
CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:080
CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2008-015.html
CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/03/16/2
CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-April/msg00744.html
CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0336.html
CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/501712/100/0/threaded
CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/501766/100/0/threaded
CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34100
CVE, Inc., Red Hat
Patch
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021884
CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-738-1
CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0528
CVE, Inc., Red Hat
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49272
CVE, Inc., Red Hat
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11401
CVE, Inc., Red Hat
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8360
CVE, Inc., Red Hat
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-March/msg01113.html
CVE, Inc., Red Hat
Weakness Enumeration
CWE-ID
CWE Name
Source
CWE-189
Numeric Errors
NIST
Change History
8 change records found show changes
CVE Modified by CVE 11/20/2024 7:51:22 PM
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00014.html
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http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2010/000082.html
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http://ocert.org/patches/2008-015/glib-CVE-2008-4316.diff
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http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/03/12/2
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http://secunia.com/advisories/34267
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http://secunia.com/advisories/34317
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http://secunia.com/advisories/34404
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http://secunia.com/advisories/34416
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http://secunia.com/advisories/34560
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http://secunia.com/advisories/34854
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http://secunia.com/advisories/34890
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http://secunia.com/advisories/38794
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http://secunia.com/advisories/38833
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http://svn.gnome.org/viewvc/glib?view=revision&revision=7973
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http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0045
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http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1747
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http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:080
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http://www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2008-015.html
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http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/03/16/2
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http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-April/msg00744.html
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http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0336.html
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http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/501712/100/0/threaded
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http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/501766/100/0/threaded
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34100
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http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021884
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http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-738-1
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http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0528
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https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49272
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https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11401
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https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8360
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Reference
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-March/msg01113.html
CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 5/13/2024 9:57:08 PM
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CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 2/12/2023 9:19:31 PM
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Description
CVE-2008-4316 glib2: integer overflows in the base64 handling functions (oCERT-2008-015)
Multiple integer overflows in glib/gbase64.c in GLib before 2.20 allow context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long string that is converted either (1) from or (2) to a base64 representation.
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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009:0336 [No Types Assigned]
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https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-4316 [No Types Assigned]
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=474770 [No Types Assigned]
CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 2/02/2023 9:15:14 AM
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Multiple integer overflows in glib/gbase64.c in GLib before 2.20 allow context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long string that is converted either (1) from or (2) to a base64 representation.
CVE-2008-4316 glib2: integer overflows in the base64 handling functions (oCERT-2008-015)
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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009:0336 [No Types Assigned]
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https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-4316 [No Types Assigned]
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=474770 [No Types Assigned]
CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 10/11/2018 4:51:33 PM
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http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/501712/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
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http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/501766/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
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http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/501712/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
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http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/501766/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 9/28/2017 9:32:06 PM
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https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11401 [No Types Assigned]
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https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8360 [No Types Assigned]
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http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11401 [No Types Assigned]
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http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:8360 [No Types Assigned]
CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 8/07/2017 9:32:33 PM
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https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49272 [No Types Assigned]
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http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/49272 [No Types Assigned]
Initial CVE Analysis 3/15/2009 7:33:00 AM
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Quick Info
CVE Dictionary Entry: CVE-2008-4316 NVD
Published Date: 03/14/2009 NVD
Last Modified: 04/08/2025
Source: Red Hat, Inc.