CVE - CVE-2009-5063

CVE-ID
CVE-2009-5063	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
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.
References
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CONFIRM:http://libpng.git.sourceforge.net/git/gitweb.cgi?p=libpng/libpng;a=commitdiff;h=948ee23a2a400672b1751cfc646a7467741e9b2e#patch18 GENTOO:GLSA-201206-15 URL:http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201206-15.xml MLIST:[oss-security] 20110322 CVE Request: libpng memory leak URL:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/22/7 MLIST:[oss-security] 20110328 Re: CVE Request: libpng memory leak URL:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/28/6 SECUNIA:49660 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/49660
Assigning CNA
MITRE Corporation
Date Record Created
20110328	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20110328)
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Proposed (Legacy)
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