CVE-2009-2042

Description

libpng before 1.2.37 does not properly parse 1-bit interlaced images with width values that are not divisible by 8, which causes libpng to include uninitialized bits in certain rows of a PNG file and might allow remote attackers to read portions of sensitive memory via "out-of-bounds pixels" in the file.

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 2.75% Top 15%
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Affected: n/a n/a
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References

Link Tags
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2009&m=slackware-security.551809 vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0682 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/39206 third party advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:063 vendor advisory
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2010/000090.html mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/39251 third party advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50966 vdb entry
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2010-04/0077.html mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/35346 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Mar/msg00001.html vendor advisory
http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-913-1 vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2032 vendor advisory
http://www.libpng.org/pub/png/libpng.html patch vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35524 third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35233 patch vdb entry
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2010-0007.html
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4077
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0637 vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1510 patch vendor advisory vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/35594 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/39215 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35470 third party advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200906-01.xml vendor advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-June/msg00218.html vendor advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-June/msg00630.html vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0847 vdb entry
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2010-04/0121.html mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-2042?
CVE-2009-2042 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-2042?
To fix CVE-2009-2042, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2009-2042 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2009-2042 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~3% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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