MEDIUM
libpng: Memory leak when processing Physical Scale (sCAL) images
Published Jun 30, 2010
6.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.1
EPSS 2.63%
Description
Memory leak in pngrutil.c in libpng before 1.2.44, and 1.4.x before 1.4.3, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption and application crash) via a PNG image containing malformed Physical Scale (aka sCAL) chunks.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
Configuration 2
Configuration 3
OR
- 12
- 13
Configuration 4
OR
- 11.1
- 11.2
- 9
- 10
- 11
- 11
Configuration 5
OR
- ≥ 2.5 · < 2.5.5
- ≥ 3.1 · < 3.1.2
- ≥ 6.5.0 · < 6.5.5
- ≥ 7.1 · < 7.1.2
Configuration 6
OR
- 6.06
- 8.04
- 9.04
- 9.10
- 10.04
Configuration 7
- 5.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
libpng-2:1.2.2-30
Fixed · RHSA-2010:0534
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
libpng10-0:1.0.13-21
Fixed · RHSA-2010:0534
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
libpng-2:1.2.7-3.el4_8.3
Fixed · RHSA-2010:0534
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
libpng10-0:1.0.16-3.el4_8.4
Fixed · RHSA-2010:0534
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
libpng-2:1.2.10-7.1.el5_5.3
Fixed · RHSA-2010:0534
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
libpng
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 | libpng-2:1.2.2-30 | Fixed | RHSA-2010:0534 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 | libpng10-0:1.0.13-21 | Fixed | RHSA-2010:0534 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | libpng-2:1.2.7-3.el4_8.3 | Fixed | RHSA-2010:0534 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | libpng10-0:1.0.16-3.el4_8.4 | Fixed | RHSA-2010:0534 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | libpng-2:1.2.10-7.1.el5_5.3 | Fixed | RHSA-2010:0534 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | libpng | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
6.5 MEDIUM NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact High
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
4.3 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
2.63% 0.02628
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.02628
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 (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.63% (0.02628) | 84.97th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.63% (0.02628) | 83.47th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 1.57% (0.01567) | 79.81th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 3.44% (0.03441) | 78.96th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.57% (0.01567) | 80.24th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.96% (0.01955) | 89.19th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 17, 2024 | 1.96% (0.01955) | 88.86th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.96% (0.01955) | 86.86th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 3.93% (0.03932) | 85.88th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 13, 2023 | 3.93% (0.03932) | 85.48th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2023 | 2.69% (0.02686) | 82.44th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 3.93% (0.03932) | 84.43th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 3.93% (0.03932) | 67.70th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (43)
- http://libpng.git.sourceforge.net/git/gitweb.cgi?p=libpng/libpng%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=90cfcecc09febb8d6c8c1d37ea7bb7cf0f4b00f3#patch20 x_refsource_CONFIRM
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- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2010-0014.html x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
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- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=608644 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/59816 vdb-entryx_refsource_XFThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-2249
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-2249
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner redhat
Published Jun 30, 2010
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Jun 9, 2010
Link CVE-2010-2249
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a