CVE-2008-4316
MEDIUM · CVSS 4.6EPSS 0.5%EU EUVD
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.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 4.6 (v2.0)
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-189
- EPSS score
- 0.5% (43th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2008-4297)
- Published
- March 14, 2009
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-4297 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- gnome / glib
- gnome / glib
- gnome / glib
- gnome / glib
- gnome / glib
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00014.html
- http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2010/000082.html
- http://ocert.org/patches/2008-015/glib-CVE-2008-4316.diff(Patch)
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/03/12/2(Patch)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34267
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34317
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34404
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34416
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34560
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34854
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34890
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38794
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38833
- http://svn.gnome.org/viewvc/glib?view=revision&revision=7973(Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0045
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1747
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:080
- http://www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2008-015.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/03/16/2
- http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-April/msg00744.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0336.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/501712/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/501766/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34100(Patch)
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021884
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-738-1
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0528
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49272
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11401
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8360
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-March/msg01113.html
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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