CVE-2009-2042

N/A Unknown
Published: June 12, 2009 Modified: April 23, 2026
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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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35346
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-913-1
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.libpng.org/pub/png/libpng.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35233
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1510
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2010-04/0077.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/35346
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35470
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/35524
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/35594
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/39206
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/39215
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/39251
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200906-01.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4077
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-913-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2032
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.libpng.org/pub/png/libpng.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:063
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35233
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2010-0007.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1510
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0637
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0682
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0847
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50966
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

54 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
3.1%
87th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

Affected Vendors

libpng