libpng: Memory leak by write of iCCP chunk with negative embedded profile length (CVE-2006-7244, CVE-2009-5063)
Published Aug 31, 2011
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.50%
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.
Affected products
No data.
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
libpng10
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
libpng
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
libpng
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | libpng10 | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | libpng | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | libpng | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
These flaws do not affect any version of libpng shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 1.50% (0.01496) | 73.27th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.50% (0.01496) | 70.74th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.52% (0.00518) | 64.75th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.27% (0.00268) | 68.61th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.38% (0.00381) | 72.24th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 8, 2023 | 0.38% (0.00381) | 69.93th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.31% (0.00306) | 65.04th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 40.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 38.88th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 36.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 19.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (9)
- http://libpng.git.sourceforge.net/git/gitweb.cgi?p=libpng/libpng%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=948ee23a2a400672b1751cfc646a7467741e9b2e#patch18 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49660 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken Link
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201206-15.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/22/7 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/28/6 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-5063 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=690200 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-5063
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-5063
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://libpng.git.sourceforge.net/git/gitweb.cgi?p=libpng/libpng%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=948ee23a2a400672b1751cfc646a7467741e9b2e#patch18 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/49660 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken Link | |
| http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201206-15.xml | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/22/7 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/28/6 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-5063 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=690200 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-5063 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-5063 |
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