CVE-2009-0040

NameCVE-2009-0040
DescriptionThe 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.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
ReferencesDSA-1750-1, DSA-1830-1
Debian Bugs516256, 535124

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
icedove (PTS)jessie1:52.3.0-4~deb8u2fixed
libpng (PTS)jessie, jessie (lts)1.2.50-2+deb8u3fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
icedovesourcelenny2.0.0.22-0lenny1DSA-1830-1
icedovesourcesqueeze2.0.0.22-0lenny1
icedovesource(unstable)2.0.0.22-1535124
libpngsourceetch1.2.15~beta5-1+etch2DSA-1750-1
libpngsourcelenny1.2.27-2+lenny2DSA-1750-1
libpngsource(unstable)1.2.35-1516256

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