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CVE-2009-5063
Memory leak in the embedded_profile_len function in pngwutil.c in libpng before 1.2.39beta5 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a…
Medium5.0EPSS 1.5%
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- mitre
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.5% · top 26% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.0.
Weakness
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References (5)
- 49660 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20110322 CVE Request: libpng memory leak (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- GLSA-201206-15 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20110328 Re: CVE Request: libpng memory leak (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- http://libpng.git.sourceforge.net/git/gitweb.cgi?p=libpng/libpng%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=948ee23a2a400672b1751cfc646a7467741e9b2e#patch18 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
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