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CVE-2009-0749 Detail

Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in the GIFReadNextExtension function in lib/pngxtern/gif/gifread.c in OptiPNG 0.6.2 and earlier allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted GIF image that causes the realloc function to return a new pointer, which triggers memory corruption when the old pointer is accessed.


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CVSS 4.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

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Hyperlink Resource
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-03/msg00001.html Mailing List 
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-03/msg00001.html Mailing List 
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-07/msg00002.html Mailing List 
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-07/msg00002.html Mailing List 
http://optipng.sourceforge.net Product 
http://optipng.sourceforge.net Product 
http://secunia.com/advisories/34035 Broken Link  Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/34035 Broken Link  Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/34201 Broken Link 
http://secunia.com/advisories/34201 Broken Link 
http://secunia.com/advisories/34259 Broken Link 
http://secunia.com/advisories/34259 Broken Link 
http://secunia.com/advisories/35685 Broken Link 
http://secunia.com/advisories/35685 Broken Link 
http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=2582013&group_id=151404&atid=780913 Issue Tracking 
http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=2582013&group_id=151404&atid=780913 Issue Tracking 
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200903-12.xml Third Party Advisory 
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200903-12.xml Third Party Advisory 
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/02/24/2 Mailing List 
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/02/24/2 Mailing List 
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/02/25/4 Mailing List 
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/02/25/4 Mailing List 
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33873 Broken Link  Patch  Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33873 Broken Link  Patch  Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0510 Broken Link  Patch  Vendor Advisory 
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0510 Broken Link  Patch  Vendor Advisory 
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48879 Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48879 Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-416 Use After Free cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2009-0749
NVD Published Date:
03/02/2009
NVD Last Modified:
11/20/2024
Source:
MITRE