CVE-2009-0040

N/A Unknown
Published: February 22, 2009 Modified: April 23, 2026
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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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
ftp://ftp.simplesystems.org/pub/png/src/libpng-1.2.34-ADVISORY.txt
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link Vendor Advisory
http://downloads.sourceforge.net/libpng/libpng-1.2.34-ADVISORY.txt
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Product
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Aug/msg00001.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Mailing List
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Jun/msg00005.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Mailing List
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/May/msg00002.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Mailing List
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/jun/msg00002.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link Mailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-03/msg00000.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Mailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-03/msg00002.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Mailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00009.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Mailing List
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2009/000062.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/33970
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33976
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34137
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/34140
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/34143
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/34145
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/34152
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/34210
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/34265
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/34272
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/34320
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/34324
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/34388
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/34462
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/34464
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/35074
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/35258
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/35302
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/35379
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/35386
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/36096
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200903-28.xml
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-25.xml
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2009&m=slackware-security.405420
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Mailing List
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2009&m=slackware-security.433952
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Mailing List
http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_name=e56ccc8f0902181726i200f4bf0n20d919473ec409b7%40mail.gmail.com
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?group_id=1689&release_id=662441
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-259989-1
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-77-1020521.1-1
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3549
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3613
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3639
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3757
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-069.htm
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-208.htm
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
http://support.avaya.com/japple/css/japple?temp.documentID=366362&temp.productID=154235&temp.releaseID=361845&temp.bucketID=126655&PAGE=Document
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0046
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1750
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Mailing List
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1830
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Mailing List
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/649212
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:051
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:075
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:083
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0315.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0325.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0333.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0340.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/501767/100/0/threaded
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/503912/100/0/threaded
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/505990/100/0/threaded
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33827
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33990
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-133A.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-218A.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0007.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0469
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0473
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0632
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1297
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1451
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1462
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1522
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1560
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1621
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2172
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48819
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10316
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6458
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-March/msg00272.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Mailing List
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-March/msg00412.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Mailing List
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-March/msg00769.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Mailing List
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-March/msg00771.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Mailing List
ftp://ftp.simplesystems.org/pub/png/src/libpng-1.2.34-ADVISORY.txt
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link Vendor Advisory
http://downloads.sourceforge.net/libpng/libpng-1.2.34-ADVISORY.txt
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Product
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Aug/msg00001.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Jun/msg00005.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/May/msg00002.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/jun/msg00002.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link Mailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-03/msg00000.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-03/msg00002.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00009.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2009/000062.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/33970
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33976
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34137
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/34140
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/34143
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/34145
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/34152
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/34210
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/34265
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/34272
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/34320
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/34324
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/34388
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/34462
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/34464
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/35074
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/35258
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/35302
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/35379
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/35386
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/36096
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200903-28.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-25.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2009&m=slackware-security.405420
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2009&m=slackware-security.433952
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List
http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_name=e56ccc8f0902181726i200f4bf0n20d919473ec409b7%40mail.gmail.com
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?group_id=1689&release_id=662441
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-259989-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-77-1020521.1-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3549
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3613
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3639
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3757
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-069.htm
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-208.htm
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://support.avaya.com/japple/css/japple?temp.documentID=366362&temp.productID=154235&temp.releaseID=361845&temp.bucketID=126655&PAGE=Document
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0046
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1750
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1830
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/649212
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:051
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:075
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:083
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0315.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0325.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0333.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0340.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/501767/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/503912/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/505990/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33827
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33990
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-133A.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-218A.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0007.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0469
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0473
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0632
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1297
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1451
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1462
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1522
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1560
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1621
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2172
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48819
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10316
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6458
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-March/msg00272.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-March/msg00412.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-March/msg00769.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-March/msg00771.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List

164 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
8.3%
92th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-824

Affected Vendors

opensuse fedoraproject suse libpng apple debian

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