CVE-2009-0040

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…

published February 22, 2009

CVSS
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EPSS
5%
Percentile
91.9
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.04825 · 91.9th percentile
Published
2009-02-22T22:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 22 FEB 22:00Z
    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…
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