Unscored severity · published Jun 12, 2009
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…
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CVSS
2.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)2.3% · higher than 83% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
LI
Libpng · Libpng
through 1.2.35; 0.89c; 0.95; 1.0.0; 1.0.1; 1.0.2; +34 more · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-2042
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-2042
archives.neohapsis.com
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2010-04/0077.html
archives.neohapsis.com
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2010-04/0121.html
lists.apple.com
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Mar/msg00001.html
lists.vmware.com
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2010/000090.html
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35346
secunia.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/35470
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