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he 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.
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History
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| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| References | () ftp://ftp.simplesystems.org/pub/png/src/libpng-1.2.34-ADVISORY.txt - Broken Link, Vendor Advisory | |
| References | () http://downloads.sourceforge.net/libpng/libpng-1.2.34-ADVISORY.txt - Product | |
| References | () http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Aug/msg00001.html - Mailing List | |
| References | () http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Jun/msg00005.html - Mailing List | |
| References | () http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/May/msg00002.html - Mailing List | |
| References | () http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/jun/msg00002.html - Broken Link, Mailing List | |
| References | () http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-03/msg00000.html - Mailing List | |
| References | () http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-03/msg00002.html - Mailing List | |
| References | () http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00009.html - Mailing List | |
| References | () http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2009/000062.html - Broken Link | |
| References | () http://secunia.com/advisories/33970 - Broken Link, Vendor Advisory | |
| References | () http://secunia.com/advisories/33976 - Broken Link, Vendor Advisory | |
| References | () http://secunia.com/advisories/34137 - Broken Link | |
| References | () http://secunia.com/advisories/34140 - Broken Link | |
| References | () http://secunia.com/advisories/34143 - Broken Link | |
| References | () http://secunia.com/advisories/34145 - Broken Link | |
| References | () http://secunia.com/advisories/34152 - Broken Link | |
| References | () http://secunia.com/advisories/34210 - Broken Link | |
| References | () http://secunia.com/advisories/34265 - Broken Link | |
| References | () http://secunia.com/advisories/34272 - Broken Link | |
| References | () http://secunia.com/advisories/34320 - Broken Link | |
| References | () http://secunia.com/advisories/34324 - Broken Link | |
| References | () http://secunia.com/advisories/34388 - Broken Link | |
| References | () http://secunia.com/advisories/34462 - Broken Link | |
| References | () http://secunia.com/advisories/34464 - Broken Link | |
| References | () http://secunia.com/advisories/35074 - Broken Link | |
| References | () http://secunia.com/advisories/35258 - Broken Link | |
| References | () http://secunia.com/advisories/35302 - Broken Link | |
| References | () http://secunia.com/advisories/35379 - Broken Link | |
| References | () http://secunia.com/advisories/35386 - Broken Link | |
| References | () http://secunia.com/advisories/36096 - Broken Link | |
| References | () http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200903-28.xml - Third Party Advisory | |
| References | () http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-25.xml - Third Party Advisory | |
| References | () http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2009&m=slackware-security.405420 - Mailing List | |
| References | () http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2009&m=slackware-security.433952 - Mailing List | |
| References | () http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_name=e56ccc8f0902181726i200f4bf0n20d919473ec409b7%40mail.gmail.com - Broken Link | |
| References | () http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?group_id=1689&release_id=662441 - Broken Link | |
| References | () http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-259989-1 - Broken Link | |
| References | () http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-77-1020521.1-1 - Broken Link | |
| References | () http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3549 - Third Party Advisory | |
| References | () http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3613 - Third Party Advisory | |
| References | () http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3639 - Third Party Advisory | |
| References | () http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3757 - Third Party Advisory | |
| References | () http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-069.htm - Broken Link | |
| References | () http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-208.htm - Broken Link | |
| References | () http://support.avaya.com/japple/css/japple?temp.documentID=366362&temp.productID=154235&temp.releaseID=361845&temp.bucketID=126655&PAGE=Document - Broken Link | |
| References | () http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0046 - Broken Link | |
| References | () http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1750 - Mailing List | |
| References | () http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1830 - Mailing List | |
| References | () http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/649212 - Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource | |
| References | () http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:051 - Broken Link | |
| References | () http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:075 - Broken Link | |
| References | () http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:083 - Broken Link | |
| References | () http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0315.html - Broken Link | |
| References | () http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0325.html - Broken Link | |
| References | () http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0333.html - Broken Link | |
| References | () http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0340.html - Broken Link | |
| References | () http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/501767/100/0/threaded - Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry | |
| References | () http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/503912/100/0/threaded - Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry | |
| References | () http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/505990/100/0/threaded - Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry | |
| References | () http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33827 - Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry | |
| References | () http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33990 - Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry | |
| References | () http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-133A.html - Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource | |
| References | () http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-218A.html - Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource | |
| References | () http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0007.html - Third Party Advisory | |
| References | () http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0469 - Broken Link | |
| References | () http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0473 - Broken Link | |
| References | () http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0632 - Broken Link | |
| References | () http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1297 - Broken Link | |
| References | () http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1451 - Broken Link | |
| References | () http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1462 - Broken Link | |
| References | () http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1522 - Broken Link | |
| References | () http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1560 - Broken Link | |
| References | () http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1621 - Broken Link | |
| References | () http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2172 - Broken Link | |
| References | () https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48819 - Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry | |
| References | () https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10316 - Broken Link | |
| References | () https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6458 - Broken Link | |
| References | () https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-March/msg00272.html - Mailing List | |
| References | () https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-March/msg00412.html - Mailing List | |
| References | () https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-March/msg00769.html - Mailing List | |
| References | () https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-March/msg00771.html - Mailing List |
Information
Published : 2009-02-22 22:30
Updated : 2025-04-09 00:30
NVD link : CVE-2009-0040
Mitre link : CVE-2009-0040
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2009-0040
JSON object : View
Products Affected
CWE
CWE-824
Access of Uninitialized Pointer