VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2009-2042
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…
MEDIUM 4.3EPSS 2.28%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (2.28%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 2.28% probability · 82th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-200
- Affected
- libpng/libpng
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2010-04/0077.html
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2010-04/0121.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Mar/msg00001.html
- http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2010/000090.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35346Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35470
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35524
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35594
- http://secunia.com/advisories/39206
- http://secunia.com/advisories/39215
- http://secunia.com/advisories/39251
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200906-01.xml
- http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2009&m=slackware-security.551809
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4077
- http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-913-1
- http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2032
- http://www.libpng.org/pub/png/libpng.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:063
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35233Patch
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2010-0007.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1510Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0637
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0682
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0847
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50966
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-June/msg00218.html
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-June/msg00630.html
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2010-04/0077.html
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2010-04/0121.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Mar/msg00001.html
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.