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CVE-2010-2249

First published: Fri Jun 25 2010(Updated: )

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.

Credit: secalert@redhat.com

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
redhat/libpng<2:1.2.7-3.el4_8.3
2:1.2.7-3.el4_8.3
redhat/libpng10<0:1.0.16-3.el4_8.4
0:1.0.16-3.el4_8.4
redhat/libpng<2:1.2.10-7.1.el5_5.3
2:1.2.10-7.1.el5_5.3
go-libp2p>=1.4.0<1.4.3
go-libp2p<1.2.44
Apple iTunes for Windows<10.2
Apple Mobile Safari<5.0.4
iStyle @cosme iPhone OS>=2.0<=4.1
tvOS<4.1.0
Fedora=13
Fedora=12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server=10-sp3
openSUSE libeconf=11.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server=11-sp1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server=9
openSUSE libeconf=11.2
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server=11
VMware Player>=2.5<2.5.5
VMware Workstation>=6.5.0<6.5.5
VMware Player>=3.1<3.1.2
VMware Workstation>=7.1<7.1.2
Ubuntu Linux=9.04
Ubuntu Linux=9.10
Ubuntu Linux=10.04
Ubuntu Linux=8.04
Ubuntu Linux=6.06
Debian=5.0

Remedy

http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2010&m=slackware-security.613061

Remedy

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/41174

Remedy

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=608644

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2010-2249?

    CVE-2010-2249 has a moderate severity level due to its potential to cause denial of service.

  • How do I fix CVE-2010-2249?

    To fix CVE-2010-2249, upgrade libpng to version 1.2.44 or later, or 1.4.3 or later.

  • What versions of libpng are affected by CVE-2010-2249?

    Versions of libpng before 1.2.44 and 1.4.x before 1.4.3 are affected by CVE-2010-2249.

  • Can CVE-2010-2249 be exploited remotely?

    Yes, CVE-2010-2249 can be exploited remotely through malformed PNG images.

  • What kind of problem does CVE-2010-2249 cause?

    CVE-2010-2249 causes a memory leak, leading to memory consumption and potential application crashes.

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