CVE-2010-2249

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Summary

CVECVE-2010-2249
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2010-06-30 18:30:01 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionMemory 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 6.5 MEDIUM from [email protected]

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Problem Types: CWE-401 | n/a

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Primary6.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary4.3AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Libpng Libpng All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
[Security-announce] VMSA-2010-0014 VMware Workstation, Player, and ACE address several security issues af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.vmware.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
About the security content of iTunes 10.2 - Apple Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.apple.com Third Party Advisory
About the security content of Safari 5.0.4 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.apple.com Broken Link
About the security content of Mac OS X v10.6.5 and Security Update 2010-007 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.apple.com Broken Link
The Slackware Linux Project: Slackware Security Advisories af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 slackware.com Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
APPLE-SA-2010-11-10-1 Mac OS X v10.6.5 and Security Update 2010-007 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apple.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
[SECURITY] Fedora 12 Update: libpng10-1.0.54-1.fc12 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
About the security content of iOS 4.2 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.apple.com Third Party Advisory
libpng Memory Corruption and Memory Leak Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
SourceForge - libpng/libpng/commitdiff af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 libpng.git.sourceforge.net
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Broken Link
Debian update for libpng - Advisories - Community af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Broken Link
libpng Two Vulnerabilities - Advisories - Community af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Broken Link
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Broken Link
Slackware update for libpng - Advisories - Community af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Broken Link
VMSA-2010-0014 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vmware.com Third Party Advisory
Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2010:133 | Mandriva af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com Broken Link
Bug 608644 – CVE-2010-2249 libpng: Memory leak when processing Physical Scale (sCAL) images af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-2072-1 libpng af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org Third Party Advisory
APPLE-SA-2010-11-22-1 iOS 4.2 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apple.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
APPLE-SA-2011-03-02-1 iTunes 10.2 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apple.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
[SECURITY] Fedora 13 Update: libpng10-1.0.54-1.fc13 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Ubuntu update for libpng - Advisories - Community af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Broken Link
Apple iOS Multiple Vulnerabilities - Advisories - Community af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Broken Link
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Broken Link
Webmail - OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Broken Link
About the security content of Apple TV software update 4.1 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.apple.com Third Party Advisory
Mac OS X Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code, Deny Service, and Obtain Information - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
VMware Update for Workstation and Player - Advisories - Community af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Broken Link
APPLE-SA-2011-03-09-2 Safari 5.0.4 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apple.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
[security-announce] SUSE Security Summary Report: SUSE-SR:2010:017 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Broken Link
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Broken Link
Apple TV Multiple Vulnerabilities - Advisories - Community af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Broken Link
USN-960-1: libpng vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
libpng Home Page af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.libpng.org Product, Vendor Advisory
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Broken Link
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Broken Link
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Broken Link
SourceForge - libpng/libpng/commitdiff MITRE libpng.git.sourceforge.net
Red Hat Customer Portal MITRE access.redhat.com
access.redhat.com | CVE-2010-2249 MITRE access.redhat.com
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