CVE-2009-0040

libpng <1.0.43, <1.2.35 - DoS/Code Injection

Title source: llm

Description

The PNG reference library (aka libpng) before 1.0.43, and 1.2.x before 1.2.35, as used in pngcrush and other applications, allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted PNG file that triggers a free of an uninitialized pointer in (1) the png_read_png function, (2) pCAL chunk handling, or (3) setup of 16-bit gamma tables.

References (82)

Core 82

Core References

Broken Link vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0315.html

Mailing List vendor-advisory x_refsource_suse

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00009.html

Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3757

Mailing List vendor-advisory x_refsource_suse

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-03/msg00002.html

Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_gentoo

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200903-28.xml

Broken Link vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0333.html

Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3639

Broken Link third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia

http://secunia.com/advisories/35386

Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_gentoo

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-25.xml

Mailing List vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian

http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1830

Broken Link vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0632

Broken Link vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1621

Broken Link vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0340.html

Broken Link vendor-advisory x_refsource_sunalert

http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-77-1020521.1-1

Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3549

Broken Link vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1560

Broken Link vdb-entry signature x_refsource_oval

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10316

Broken Link vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0469

Broken Link third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia

http://secunia.com/advisories/34388

Broken Link vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1462

Mailing List vendor-advisory x_refsource_slackware

http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2009&m=slackware-security.405420

Broken Link, Mailing List vendor-advisory x_refsource_apple

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/jun/msg00002.html

Broken Link third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia

http://secunia.com/advisories/36096

Broken Link mailing-list x_refsource_mlist

http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_name=e56ccc8f0902181726i200f4bf0n20d919473ec409b7%40mail.gmail.com

Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm

http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0007.html

Broken Link vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0325.html

Broken Link vendor-advisory x_refsource_sunalert

http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-259989-1

Broken Link third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia

http://secunia.com/advisories/35302

Broken Link, Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia

http://secunia.com/advisories/33976

Broken Link third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia

http://secunia.com/advisories/35074

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48819

Broken Link vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1522

Broken Link third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia

http://secunia.com/advisories/34140

Broken Link vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1451

Mailing List vendor-advisory x_refsource_apple

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Jun/msg00005.html

Mailing List vendor-advisory x_refsource_fedora

https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-March/msg00272.html

Mailing List vendor-advisory x_refsource_apple

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/May/msg00002.html

Mailing List vendor-advisory x_refsource_suse

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-03/msg00000.html

Broken Link vendor-advisory x_refsource_mandriva

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:083

Broken Link third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia

http://secunia.com/advisories/34464

Broken Link third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia

http://secunia.com/advisories/34272

Broken Link third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia

http://secunia.com/advisories/34210

Broken Link, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm

ftp://ftp.simplesystems.org/pub/png/src/libpng-1.2.34-ADVISORY.txt

Mailing List vendor-advisory x_refsource_apple

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Aug/msg00001.html

Broken Link vdb-entry signature x_refsource_oval

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6458

Broken Link third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia

http://secunia.com/advisories/34265

Broken Link x_refsource_confirm

http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0046

Broken Link third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia

http://secunia.com/advisories/34145

Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/503912/100/0/threaded

Broken Link third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia

http://secunia.com/advisories/35379

Broken Link vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0473

Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/505990/100/0/threaded

Broken Link third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia

http://secunia.com/advisories/34143

Mailing List vendor-advisory x_refsource_fedora

https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-March/msg00769.html

Mailing List vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian

http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1750

Mailing List vendor-advisory x_refsource_fedora

https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-March/msg00771.html

Mailing List vendor-advisory x_refsource_slackware

http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2009&m=slackware-security.433952

Broken Link, Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia

http://secunia.com/advisories/33970

Broken Link third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia

http://secunia.com/advisories/34137

Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource third-party-advisory x_refsource_cert

http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-133A.html

Broken Link mailing-list x_refsource_mlist

http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2009/000062.html

Broken Link x_refsource_confirm

http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?group_id=1689&release_id=662441

Broken Link third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia

http://secunia.com/advisories/34462

Broken Link x_refsource_confirm

http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-069.htm

Broken Link vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1297

Mailing List vendor-advisory x_refsource_fedora

https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-March/msg00412.html

Product x_refsource_confirm

http://downloads.sourceforge.net/libpng/libpng-1.2.34-ADVISORY.txt

Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource third-party-advisory x_refsource_cert-vn

http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/649212

Broken Link third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia

http://secunia.com/advisories/34324

Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/501767/100/0/threaded

Broken Link third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia

http://secunia.com/advisories/34152

Broken Link vendor-advisory x_refsource_mandriva

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:075

Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33990

Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3613

Broken Link third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia

http://secunia.com/advisories/35258

Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33827

Broken Link x_refsource_confirm

http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-208.htm

Broken Link vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2172

Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource third-party-advisory x_refsource_cert

http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-218A.html

Broken Link vendor-advisory x_refsource_mandriva

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:051

Broken Link third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia

http://secunia.com/advisories/34320

Broken Link x_refsource_confirm

http://support.avaya.com/japple/css/japple?temp.documentID=366362&temp.productID=154235&temp.releaseID=361845&temp.bucketID=126655&PAGE=Document

Scores

EPSS 0.0483

EPSS Percentile 90.8%

Details

CWE

CWE-824

Status published

Products (14)

apple/iphone_os < 3.0

apple/mac_os_x < 10.5.8

debian/debian_linux 4.0

debian/debian_linux 5.0

fedoraproject/fedora 9

fedoraproject/fedora 10

libpng/libpng < 1.0.43

opensuse/opensuse 10.3

opensuse/opensuse 11.0

opensuse/opensuse 11.1

... and 4 more

Published Feb 22, 2009

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026