CVE-2009-0040
libpng arbitrary free() flaw
Severity Score
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Public Exploits
0Exploited in Wild
-Decision
Descriptions
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.
La libreria de referencia PNG (tambien conocida como libpng) anterior a v1.0.43, y v1.2.x anteriores a 1.2.35, utilizado en pngcrush y otras aplicaciones, lo que permite a atacantes dependientes de contexto producir una denegacion de servicio (caida de aplicacion) o posiblemente ejecutar codigo a traves de de un fichero PNG manipulado que inicia un puntero sin inicializar en (1) la funcion png_read_png, (2) manejador pCAL, o (3) instalacion de tablas de gamma de 16-bit.
CVSS Scores
SSVC
- Decision:-
Timeline
- 2008-12-15 CVE Reserved
- 2009-02-22 CVE Published
- 2024-06-21 EPSS Updated
- 2024-08-07 CVE Updated
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- ---------- First Exploit
CWE
- CWE-824: Access of Uninitialized Pointer
CAPEC
References (84)
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Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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Libpng Search vendor "Libpng" | Libpng Search vendor "Libpng" for product "Libpng" | < 1.0.43 Search vendor "Libpng" for product "Libpng" and version " < 1.0.43" | - |
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Libpng Search vendor "Libpng" | Libpng Search vendor "Libpng" for product "Libpng" | >= 1.2.0 < 1.2.35 Search vendor "Libpng" for product "Libpng" and version " >= 1.2.0 < 1.2.35" | - |
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Apple Search vendor "Apple" | Iphone Os Search vendor "Apple" for product "Iphone Os" | < 3.0 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Iphone Os" and version " < 3.0" | - |
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Apple Search vendor "Apple" | Mac Os X Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X" | < 10.5.8 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X" and version " < 10.5.8" | - |
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Opensuse Search vendor "Opensuse" | Opensuse Search vendor "Opensuse" for product "Opensuse" | 10.3 Search vendor "Opensuse" for product "Opensuse" and version "10.3" | - |
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Opensuse Search vendor "Opensuse" | Opensuse Search vendor "Opensuse" for product "Opensuse" | 11.0 Search vendor "Opensuse" for product "Opensuse" and version "11.0" | - |
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Opensuse Search vendor "Opensuse" | Opensuse Search vendor "Opensuse" for product "Opensuse" | 11.1 Search vendor "Opensuse" for product "Opensuse" and version "11.1" | - |
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Suse Search vendor "Suse" | Linux Enterprise Search vendor "Suse" for product "Linux Enterprise" | 9.0 Search vendor "Suse" for product "Linux Enterprise" and version "9.0" | - |
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Suse Search vendor "Suse" | Linux Enterprise Search vendor "Suse" for product "Linux Enterprise" | 10.0 Search vendor "Suse" for product "Linux Enterprise" and version "10.0" | - |
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Suse Search vendor "Suse" | Linux Enterprise Desktop Search vendor "Suse" for product "Linux Enterprise Desktop" | 10 Search vendor "Suse" for product "Linux Enterprise Desktop" and version "10" | sp2 |
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Suse Search vendor "Suse" | Linux Enterprise Server Search vendor "Suse" for product "Linux Enterprise Server" | 10 Search vendor "Suse" for product "Linux Enterprise Server" and version "10" | sp2 |
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Debian Search vendor "Debian" | Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" | 4.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "4.0" | - |
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Debian Search vendor "Debian" | Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" | 5.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "5.0" | - |
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Fedoraproject Search vendor "Fedoraproject" | Fedora Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora" | 9 Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora" and version "9" | - |
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Fedoraproject Search vendor "Fedoraproject" | Fedora Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora" | 10 Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora" and version "10" | - |
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