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Vulnerability details: VCID-gkef-z3kc-tua8
Vulnerability ID VCID-gkef-z3kc-tua8
Aliases CVE-2008-4316
Summary Multiple integer overflows might allow for the execution of arbitrary code when performing base64 conversion.
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 4.1
Risk 2.0
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (2)
Reference id Reference type URL
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
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/03/12/2
https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2008-4316.json
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2008-4316
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-4316
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
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
http://svn.gnome.org/viewvc/glib?view=revision&revision=7973
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-March/msg01113.html
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
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021884
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-738-1
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0528
474770 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=474770
520046 https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=520046
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:glib:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:gnome:glib:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:glib:2.14.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:gnome:glib:2.14.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:glib:2.14.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:gnome:glib:2.14.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:glib:2.16.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:gnome:glib:2.16.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:glib:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:gnome:glib:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVE-2008-4316 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-4316
GLSA-200904-02 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200904-02
RHSA-2009:0336 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009:0336
USN-738-1 https://usn.ubuntu.com/738-1/
No exploits are available.
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-4316
Exploitability (E) Access Vector (AV) Access Complexity (AC) Authentication (Au) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

high

functional

unproven

proof_of_concept

not_defined

local

adjacent_network

network

high

medium

low

multiple

single

none

none

partial

complete

none

partial

complete

none

partial

complete

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.36934
EPSS Score 0.00161
Published At April 1, 2026, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2026-04-01T13:00:34.608899+00:00 Gentoo Importer Import https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200904-02 38.0.0