CVE-2009-5063

N/A Unknown
Published: August 31, 2011 Modified: April 29, 2026
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Description

Memory leak in the embedded_profile_len function in pngwutil.c in libpng before 1.2.39beta5 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (memory leak or segmentation fault) via a JPEG image containing an iCCP chunk with a negative embedded profile length. NOTE: this is due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2006-7244.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://libpng.git.sourceforge.net/git/gitweb.cgi?p=libpng/libpng%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=948ee23a2a400672b1751cfc646a7467741e9b2e#patch18
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/49660
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201206-15.xml
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/22/7
Source: cve@mitre.org
Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/28/6
Source: cve@mitre.org
Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://libpng.git.sourceforge.net/git/gitweb.cgi?p=libpng/libpng%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=948ee23a2a400672b1751cfc646a7467741e9b2e#patch18
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/49660
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201206-15.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/22/7
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/28/6
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory

10 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
1.5%
71th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-401

Affected Vendors

libpng

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