The 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.
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MITRE Information
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published: 2009-02-22T22:00:00
Updated: 2018-10-11T19:57:01
Reserved: 2008-12-15T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2009-0040
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NVD Information
Status : Analyzed
Published: 2009-02-22T22:30:00.203
Modified: 2024-02-09T03:25:43.877
Link: CVE-2009-0040
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