Vulnerability Details : CVE-2009-0040
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.
Vulnerability category: Execute codeDenial of service
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2009-0040
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 6.86%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 94 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2009-0040
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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6.8
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
8.6
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6.4
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NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2009-0040
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The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
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The product accesses or uses a pointer that has not been initialized.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2009-0040
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http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/jun/msg00002.html
Broken Link;Mailing List
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http://secunia.com/advisories/35074
About Secunia Research | FlexeraBroken Link
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http://secunia.com/advisories/34320
About Secunia Research | FlexeraBroken Link
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https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6458
404 Not FoundBroken Link
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https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-March/msg00412.html
[SECURITY] Fedora 10 Update: libpng10-1.0.43-1.fc10Mailing List
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http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1462
Webmail: access your OVH emails on ovhcloud.com | OVHcloudBroken Link
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http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3613
About the security content of Safari 4.0 - Apple SupportThird Party Advisory
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-03/msg00000.html
[security-announce] SUSE Security Summary Report: SUSE-SR:2009:005 - openSUSE Security Announce - openSUSE Mailing ListsMailing List
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http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0333.html
SupportBroken Link
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https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10316
404 Not FoundBroken Link
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http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3757
About the security content of Security Update 2009-003 / Mac OS X v10.5.8 - Apple SupportThird Party Advisory
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http://secunia.com/advisories/34265
About Secunia Research | FlexeraBroken Link
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http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1297
Webmail: access your OVH emails on ovhcloud.com | OVHcloudBroken Link
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http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0007.html
VMSA-2009-0007Third Party Advisory
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http://secunia.com/advisories/34152
About Secunia Research | FlexeraBroken Link
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http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0632
Webmail: access your OVH emails on ovhcloud.com | OVHcloudBroken Link
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http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/501767/100/0/threaded
Broken Link;Third Party Advisory;VDB Entry
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http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Jun/msg00005.html
Mailing List
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http://secunia.com/advisories/34137
About Secunia Research | FlexeraBroken Link
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http://secunia.com/advisories/34143
About Secunia Research | FlexeraBroken Link
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http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2009&m=slackware-security.433952
The Slackware Linux Project: Slackware Security AdvisoriesMailing List
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33827
Broken Link;Third Party Advisory;VDB Entry
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http://secunia.com/advisories/34145
About Secunia Research | FlexeraBroken Link
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http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-208.htm
ASA-2009-208 (SUN 259989)Broken Link
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http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Aug/msg00001.html
Mailing List
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http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1830
[SECURITY] [DSA 1830-1] New icedove packages fix several vulnerabilitiesMailing List
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http://secunia.com/advisories/33970
About Secunia Research | FlexeraBroken Link;Vendor Advisory
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http://secunia.com/advisories/34464
About Secunia Research | FlexeraBroken Link
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http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:051
MandrivaBroken Link
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http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0325.html
SupportBroken Link
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https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-March/msg00771.html
[SECURITY] Fedora 9 Update: thunderbird-2.0.0.21-1.fc9Mailing List
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-03/msg00002.html
[security-announce] SUSE Security Announcement: Mozilla Firefox (SUSE-SA:2009:012) - openSUSE Security Announce - openSUSE Mailing ListsMailing List
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http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:075
MandrivaBroken Link
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http://secunia.com/advisories/35258
About Secunia Research | FlexeraBroken Link
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http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-77-1020521.1-1
Broken Link
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http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/649212
VU#649212 - libpng fails to properly initialize element pointersBroken Link;Third Party Advisory;US Government Resource
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http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/505990/100/0/threaded
Broken Link;Third Party Advisory;VDB Entry
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http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/503912/100/0/threaded
Broken Link;Third Party Advisory;VDB Entry
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http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/May/msg00002.html
Mailing List
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http://secunia.com/advisories/35379
About Secunia Research | FlexeraBroken Link
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http://secunia.com/advisories/33976
About Secunia Research | FlexeraBroken Link;Vendor Advisory
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http://secunia.com/advisories/34272
About Secunia Research | FlexeraBroken Link
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http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1560
Webmail: access your OVH emails on ovhcloud.com | OVHcloudBroken Link
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http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-069.htm
ASA-2009-069 (RHSA-2009-0315)Broken Link
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https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48819
libpng pointer arrays code execution CVE-2009-0040 Vulnerability ReportThird Party Advisory;VDB Entry
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http://support.avaya.com/japple/css/japple?temp.documentID=366362&temp.productID=154235&temp.releaseID=361845&temp.bucketID=126655&PAGE=Document
404 Not FoundBroken Link
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http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1522
Webmail: access your OVH emails on ovhcloud.com | OVHcloudBroken Link
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http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2172
Webmail: access your OVH emails on ovhcloud.com | OVHcloudBroken Link
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http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0473
Webmail: access your OVH emails on ovhcloud.com | OVHcloudBroken Link
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00009.html
[security-announce] SUSE Security Announcement: Mozilla Firefox 2 (SUSE-SA:2009:023) - openSUSE Security Announce - openSUSE Mailing ListsMailing List
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http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2009/000062.html
502 Bad GatewayBroken Link
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33990
Broken Link;Third Party Advisory;VDB Entry
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http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0340.html
SupportBroken Link
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http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2009&m=slackware-security.405420
The Slackware Linux Project: Slackware Security AdvisoriesMailing List
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http://secunia.com/advisories/36096
About Secunia Research | FlexeraBroken Link
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https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-March/msg00769.html
[SECURITY] Fedora 10 Update: thunderbird-2.0.0.21-1.fc10Mailing List
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http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0046
Broken Link
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http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0469
Webmail: access your OVH emails on ovhcloud.com | OVHcloudBroken Link
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https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-March/msg00272.html
[SECURITY] Fedora 9 Update: libpng10-1.0.43-1.fc9Mailing List
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http://secunia.com/advisories/34140
About Secunia Research | FlexeraBroken Link
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http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-218A.html
Apple Updates for Multiple Vulnerabilities | CISAThird Party Advisory;US Government Resource
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http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1621
Webmail: access your OVH emails on ovhcloud.com | OVHcloudBroken Link
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http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0315.html
SupportBroken Link
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http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1750
[SECURITY] [DSA 1750-1] New libpng packages fix several vulnerabilitiesMailing List
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http://secunia.com/advisories/34462
About Secunia Research | FlexeraBroken Link
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http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?group_id=1689&release_id=662441
PNG and MNG tools download | SourceForge.netBroken Link
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http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_name=e56ccc8f0902181726i200f4bf0n20d919473ec409b7%40mail.gmail.com
Page not found - SourceForge.netBroken Link
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http://secunia.com/advisories/34324
About Secunia Research | FlexeraBroken Link
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http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:083
MandrivaBroken Link
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http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-259989-1
Broken Link
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http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1451
Webmail: access your OVH emails on ovhcloud.com | OVHcloudBroken Link
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http://secunia.com/advisories/34210
About Secunia Research | FlexeraBroken Link
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ftp://ftp.simplesystems.org/pub/png/src/libpng-1.2.34-ADVISORY.txt
Broken Link;Vendor Advisory
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http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3549
About the security content of Security Update 2009-002 / Mac OS X v10.5.7 - Apple SupportThird Party Advisory
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http://secunia.com/advisories/35302
About Secunia Research | FlexeraBroken Link
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http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-25.xml
VMware Player, Server, Workstation: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201209-25) — Gentoo securityThird Party Advisory
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http://secunia.com/advisories/35386
About Secunia Research | FlexeraBroken Link
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http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3639
About the security content of iOS 3.0 Software Update - Apple SupportThird Party Advisory
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http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-133A.html
Apple Updates for Multiple Vulnerabilities | CISAThird Party Advisory;US Government Resource
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http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200903-28.xml
libpng: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 200903-28) — Gentoo securityThird Party Advisory
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http://downloads.sourceforge.net/libpng/libpng-1.2.34-ADVISORY.txt
Download libpng-1.2.34-ADVISORY.txt (LIBPNG: PNG reference library)Product
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http://secunia.com/advisories/34388
About Secunia Research | FlexeraBroken Link
Products affected by CVE-2009-0040
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_desktop:10:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:10:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise:10.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise:9.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:10.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*