CVE-2009-5063

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.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.47%
Vendor Advisory gentoo.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/49660 third party advisory broken link
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/22/7 mailing list third party advisory patch
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201206-15.xml third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/28/6 mailing list third party advisory patch
http://libpng.git.sourceforge.net/git/gitweb.cgi?p=libpng/libpng%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=948ee23a2a400672b1751cfc646a7467741e9b2e#patch18

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-5063?
CVE-2009-5063 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-5063?
To fix CVE-2009-5063, 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-2009-5063 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2009-5063 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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