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libpng fails to properly initialize element pointers

Vulnerability Note VU#649212

Original Release Date: 2009-03-02 | Last Revised: 2009-03-06

Overview

Libpng contains a vulnerability in the way element pointers are handled.

Description

A vulnerability in the way libpng handles element pointers may result in uninitialized element pointers. This vulnerability is due to an off-by-one error introduced in multiple functions in libpng-0.89c. According to the PNG Development Group:

If the application runs out of memory during the loop, some of the element pointers will be uninitialized. Libpng will then longjmp to a cleanup process that attempts to free all of the elements in the array, including the uninitialized ones. This behavior could be forced by a malevolent input.

Note that this issue affects all versions of libpng prior to libpng-1.0.43 and libpng-1.2.35.

Impact

This vulnerability could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service.

Solution

Upgrade
The PNG Development Group has issued an upgrade to address this issue. See libpng version 1.2.35 for more information.

Vendor Information

649212
 

libpng Affected

Updated:  March 02, 2009

Status

Affected

Vendor Statement

We have not received a statement from the vendor.

Vendor Information

The vendor has not provided us with any further information regarding this vulnerability.

Addendum

See libpng version 1.2.35 for more information.

If you have feedback, comments, or additional information about this vulnerability, please send us email.

3com, Inc. Unknown

Notified:  March 05, 2009 Updated: March 05, 2009

Status

Unknown

Vendor Statement

We have not received a statement from the vendor.

Vendor Information

We are not aware of further vendor information regarding this vulnerability.

ACCESS Unknown

Notified:  March 05, 2009 Updated: March 05, 2009

Status

Unknown

Vendor Statement

We have not received a statement from the vendor.

Vendor Information

We are not aware of further vendor information regarding this vulnerability.

AT&T Unknown

Notified:  March 05, 2009 Updated: March 05, 2009

Status

Unknown

Vendor Statement

We have not received a statement from the vendor.

Vendor Information

We are not aware of further vendor information regarding this vulnerability.

Alcatel-Lucent Unknown

Notified:  March 05, 2009 Updated: March 05, 2009

Status

Unknown

Vendor Statement

We have not received a statement from the vendor.

Vendor Information

We are not aware of further vendor information regarding this vulnerability.

Apple Computer, Inc. Unknown

Notified:  March 05, 2009 Updated: March 05, 2009

Status

Unknown

Vendor Statement

We have not received a statement from the vendor.

Vendor Information

We are not aware of further vendor information regarding this vulnerability.

Avaya, Inc. Unknown

Notified:  March 05, 2009 Updated: March 05, 2009

Status

Unknown

Vendor Statement

We have not received a statement from the vendor.

Vendor Information

We are not aware of further vendor information regarding this vulnerability.

Barracuda Networks Unknown

Notified:  March 05, 2009 Updated: March 05, 2009

Status

Unknown

Vendor Statement

We have not received a statement from the vendor.

Vendor Information

We are not aware of further vendor information regarding this vulnerability.

Belkin, Inc. Unknown

Notified:  March 05, 2009 Updated: March 05, 2009

Status

Unknown

Vendor Statement

We have not received a statement from the vendor.

Vendor Information

We are not aware of further vendor information regarding this vulnerability.

Borderware Technologies Unknown

Notified:  March 05, 2009 Updated: March 05, 2009

Status

Unknown

Vendor Statement

We have not received a statement from the vendor.

Vendor Information

We are not aware of further vendor information regarding this vulnerability.

Bro Unknown

Notified:  March 05, 2009 Updated: March 05, 2009

Status

Unknown

Vendor Statement

We have not received a statement from the vendor.

Vendor Information

We are not aware of further vendor information regarding this vulnerability.

Charlotte's Web Networks Unknown

Notified:  March 05, 2009 Updated: March 05, 2009

Status

Unknown

Vendor Statement

We have not received a statement from the vendor.

Vendor Information

We are not aware of further vendor information regarding this vulnerability.

Check Point Software Technologies Unknown

Notified:  March 05, 2009 Updated: March 05, 2009

Status

Unknown

Vendor Statement

We have not received a statement from the vendor.

Vendor Information

We are not aware of further vendor information regarding this vulnerability.

Cisco Systems, Inc. Unknown

Notified:  March 05, 2009 Updated: March 05, 2009

Status

Unknown

Vendor Statement

We have not received a statement from the vendor.

Vendor Information

We are not aware of further vendor information regarding this vulnerability.

Clavister Unknown

Notified:  March 05, 2009 Updated: March 05, 2009

Status

Unknown

Vendor Statement

We have not received a statement from the vendor.

Vendor Information

We are not aware of further vendor information regarding this vulnerability.

Computer Associates Unknown

Notified:  March 05, 2009 Updated: March 05, 2009

Status

Unknown

Vendor Statement

We have not received a statement from the vendor.

Vendor Information

We are not aware of further vendor information regarding this vulnerability.

Computer Associates eTrust Security Management Unknown

Notified:  March 05, 2009 Updated: March 05, 2009

Status

Unknown

Vendor Statement

We have not received a statement from the vendor.

Vendor Information

We are not aware of further vendor information regarding this vulnerability.

Conectiva Inc. Unknown

Notified:  March 05, 2009 Updated: March 05, 2009

Status

Unknown

Vendor Statement

We have not received a statement from the vendor.

Vendor Information

We are not aware of further vendor information regarding this vulnerability.

Cray Inc. Unknown

Notified:  March 05, 2009 Updated: March 05, 2009

Status

Unknown

Vendor Statement

We have not received a statement from the vendor.

Vendor Information

We are not aware of further vendor information regarding this vulnerability.

D-Link Systems, Inc. Unknown

Notified:  March 05, 2009 Updated: March 05, 2009

Status

Unknown

Vendor Statement

We have not received a statement from the vendor.

Vendor Information

We are not aware of further vendor information regarding this vulnerability.

Debian GNU/Linux Unknown

Notified:  March 05, 2009 Updated: March 05, 2009

Status

Unknown

Vendor Statement

We have not received a statement from the vendor.

Vendor Information

We are not aware of further vendor information regarding this vulnerability.

DragonFly BSD Project Unknown

Notified:  March 05, 2009 Updated: March 05, 2009

Status

Unknown

Vendor Statement

We have not received a statement from the vendor.

Vendor Information

We are not aware of further vendor information regarding this vulnerability.

EMC Corporation Unknown

Notified:  March 05, 2009 Updated: March 05, 2009

Status

Unknown

Vendor Statement

We have not received a statement from the vendor.

Vendor Information

We are not aware of further vendor information regarding this vulnerability.

Engarde Secure Linux Unknown

Notified:  March 05, 2009 Updated: March 05, 2009

Status

Unknown

Vendor Statement

We have not received a statement from the vendor.

Vendor Information

We are not aware of further vendor information regarding this vulnerability.

Enterasys Networks Unknown

Notified:  March 05, 2009 Updated: March 05, 2009

Status

Unknown

Vendor Statement

We have not received a statement from the vendor.

Vendor Information

We are not aware of further vendor information regarding this vulnerability.

Ericsson Unknown

Notified:  March 05, 2009 Updated: March 05, 2009

Status

Unknown

Vendor Statement

We have not received a statement from the vendor.

Vendor Information

We are not aware of further vendor information regarding this vulnerability.

Extreme Networks Unknown

Notified:  March 05, 2009 Updated: March 05, 2009

Status

Unknown

Vendor Statement

We have not received a statement from the vendor.

Vendor Information

We are not aware of further vendor information regarding this vulnerability.

F5 Networks, Inc. Unknown

Notified:  March 05, 2009 Updated: March 05, 2009

Status

Unknown

Vendor Statement

We have not received a statement from the vendor.

Vendor Information

We are not aware of further vendor information regarding this vulnerability.

Fedora Project Unknown

Notified:  March 05, 2009 Updated: March 05, 2009

Status

Unknown

Vendor Statement

We have not received a statement from the vendor.

Vendor Information

We are not aware of further vendor information regarding this vulnerability.

Force10 Networks, Inc. Unknown

Notified:  March 05, 2009 Updated: March 05, 2009

Status

Unknown

Vendor Statement

We have not received a statement from the vendor.

Vendor Information

We are not aware of further vendor information regarding this vulnerability.

Fortinet, Inc. Unknown

Notified:  March 05, 2009 Updated: March 05, 2009

Status

Unknown

Vendor Statement

We have not received a statement from the vendor.

Vendor Information

We are not aware of further vendor information regarding this vulnerability.

Foundry Networks, Inc. Unknown

Notified:  March 05, 2009 Updated: March 05, 2009

Status

Unknown

Vendor Statement

We have not received a statement from the vendor.

Vendor Information

We are not aware of further vendor information regarding this vulnerability.

FreeBSD, Inc. Unknown

Notified:  March 05, 2009 Updated: March 05, 2009

Status

Unknown

Vendor Statement

We have not received a statement from the vendor.

Vendor Information

We are not aware of further vendor information regarding this vulnerability.

Fujitsu Unknown

Notified:  March 05, 2009 Updated: March 05, 2009

Status

Unknown

Vendor Statement

We have not received a statement from the vendor.

Vendor Information

We are not aware of further vendor information regarding this vulnerability.

Gentoo Linux Unknown

Notified:  March 05, 2009 Updated: March 05, 2009

Status

Unknown

Vendor Statement

We have not received a statement from the vendor.

Vendor Information

We are not aware of further vendor information regarding this vulnerability.

Global Technology Associates Unknown

Notified:  March 05, 2009 Updated: March 05, 2009

Status

Unknown

Vendor Statement

We have not received a statement from the vendor.

Vendor Information

We are not aware of further vendor information regarding this vulnerability.

Hewlett-Packard Company Unknown

Notified:  March 05, 2009 Updated: March 05, 2009

Status

Unknown

Vendor Statement

We have not received a statement from the vendor.

Vendor Information

We are not aware of further vendor information regarding this vulnerability.

Hitachi Unknown

Notified:  March 05, 2009 Updated: March 05, 2009

Status

Unknown

Vendor Statement

We have not received a statement from the vendor.

Vendor Information

We are not aware of further vendor information regarding this vulnerability.

IBM Corporation Unknown

Notified:  March 05, 2009 Updated: March 05, 2009

Status

Unknown

Vendor Statement

We have not received a statement from the vendor.

Vendor Information

We are not aware of further vendor information regarding this vulnerability.

IBM Corporation (zseries) Unknown

Notified:  March 05, 2009 Updated: March 05, 2009

Status

Unknown

Vendor Statement

We have not received a statement from the vendor.

Vendor Information

We are not aware of further vendor information regarding this vulnerability.

IBM eServer Unknown

Notified:  March 05, 2009 Updated: March 05, 2009

Status

Unknown

Vendor Statement

We have not received a statement from the vendor.

Vendor Information

We are not aware of further vendor information regarding this vulnerability.

IP Filter Unknown

Notified:  March 05, 2009 Updated: March 05, 2009

Status

Unknown

Vendor Statement

We have not received a statement from the vendor.

Vendor Information

We are not aware of further vendor information regarding this vulnerability.

Ingrian Networks, Inc. Unknown

Notified:  March 05, 2009 Updated: March 05, 2009

Status

Unknown

Vendor Statement

We have not received a statement from the vendor.

Vendor Information

We are not aware of further vendor information regarding this vulnerability.

Intel Corporation Unknown

Notified:  March 05, 2009 Updated: March 05, 2009

Status

Unknown

Vendor Statement

We have not received a statement from the vendor.

Vendor Information

We are not aware of further vendor information regarding this vulnerability.

Internet Security Systems, Inc. Unknown

Notified:  March 05, 2009 Updated: March 05, 2009

Status

Unknown

Vendor Statement

We have not received a statement from the vendor.

Vendor Information

We are not aware of further vendor information regarding this vulnerability.

Intoto Unknown

Notified:  March 05, 2009 Updated: March 05, 2009

Status

Unknown

Vendor Statement

We have not received a statement from the vendor.

Vendor Information

We are not aware of further vendor information regarding this vulnerability.

Juniper Networks, Inc. Unknown

Notified:  March 05, 2009 Updated: March 05, 2009

Status

Unknown

Vendor Statement

We have not received a statement from the vendor.

Vendor Information

We are not aware of further vendor information regarding this vulnerability.

Luminous Networks Unknown

Notified:  March 05, 2009 Updated: March 05, 2009

Status

Unknown

Vendor Statement

We have not received a statement from the vendor.

Vendor Information

We are not aware of further vendor information regarding this vulnerability.

Mandriva S. A. Unknown

Notified:  March 05, 2009 Updated: March 05, 2009

Status

Unknown

Vendor Statement

We have not received a statement from the vendor.

Vendor Information

We are not aware of further vendor information regarding this vulnerability.

McAfee Unknown

Notified:  March 05, 2009 Updated: March 05, 2009

Status

Unknown

Vendor Statement

We have not received a statement from the vendor.

Vendor Information

We are not aware of further vendor information regarding this vulnerability.

Microsoft Corporation Unknown

Notified:  March 05, 2009 Updated: March 05, 2009

Status

Unknown

Vendor Statement

We have not received a statement from the vendor.

Vendor Information

We are not aware of further vendor information regarding this vulnerability.

MontaVista Software, Inc. Unknown

Notified:  March 05, 2009 Updated: March 05, 2009

Status

Unknown

Vendor Statement

We have not received a statement from the vendor.

Vendor Information

We are not aware of further vendor information regarding this vulnerability.

Multitech, Inc. Unknown

Notified:  March 05, 2009 Updated: March 05, 2009

Status

Unknown

Vendor Statement

We have not received a statement from the vendor.

Vendor Information

We are not aware of further vendor information regarding this vulnerability.

NEC Corporation Unknown

Notified:  March 05, 2009 Updated: March 05, 2009

Status

Unknown

Vendor Statement

We have not received a statement from the vendor.

Vendor Information

We are not aware of further vendor information regarding this vulnerability.

NetApp Unknown

Notified:  March 05, 2009 Updated: March 05, 2009

Status

Unknown

Vendor Statement

We have not received a statement from the vendor.

Vendor Information

We are not aware of further vendor information regarding this vulnerability.

NetBSD Unknown

Notified:  March 05, 2009 Updated: March 05, 2009

Status

Unknown

Vendor Statement

We have not received a statement from the vendor.

Vendor Information

We are not aware of further vendor information regarding this vulnerability.

Nokia Unknown

Notified:  March 05, 2009 Updated: March 05, 2009

Status

Unknown

Vendor Statement

We have not received a statement from the vendor.

Vendor Information

We are not aware of further vendor information regarding this vulnerability.

Nortel Networks, Inc. Unknown

Notified:  March 05, 2009 Updated: March 05, 2009

Status

Unknown

Vendor Statement

We have not received a statement from the vendor.

Vendor Information

We are not aware of further vendor information regarding this vulnerability.

Novell, Inc. Unknown

Notified:  March 05, 2009 Updated: March 05, 2009

Status

Unknown

Vendor Statement

We have not received a statement from the vendor.

Vendor Information

We are not aware of further vendor information regarding this vulnerability.

OpenBSD Unknown

Notified:  March 05, 2009 Updated: March 05, 2009

Status

Unknown

Vendor Statement

We have not received a statement from the vendor.

Vendor Information

We are not aware of further vendor information regarding this vulnerability.

Openwall GNU/*/Linux Unknown

Notified:  March 05, 2009 Updated: March 05, 2009

Status

Unknown

Vendor Statement

We have not received a statement from the vendor.

Vendor Information

We are not aware of further vendor information regarding this vulnerability.

PePLink Unknown

Notified:  March 05, 2009 Updated: March 05, 2009

Status

Unknown

Vendor Statement

We have not received a statement from the vendor.

Vendor Information

We are not aware of further vendor information regarding this vulnerability.

Process Software Unknown

Notified:  March 05, 2009 Updated: March 05, 2009

Status

Unknown

Vendor Statement

We have not received a statement from the vendor.

Vendor Information

We are not aware of further vendor information regarding this vulnerability.

Q1 Labs Unknown

Notified:  March 05, 2009 Updated: March 05, 2009

Status

Unknown

Vendor Statement

We have not received a statement from the vendor.

Vendor Information

We are not aware of further vendor information regarding this vulnerability.

QNX, Software Systems, Inc. Unknown

Notified:  March 05, 2009 Updated: March 05, 2009

Status

Unknown

Vendor Statement

We have not received a statement from the vendor.

Vendor Information

We are not aware of further vendor information regarding this vulnerability.

Quagga Unknown

Notified:  March 05, 2009 Updated: March 05, 2009

Status

Unknown

Vendor Statement

We have not received a statement from the vendor.

Vendor Information

We are not aware of further vendor information regarding this vulnerability.

RadWare, Inc. Unknown

Notified:  March 05, 2009 Updated: March 05, 2009

Status

Unknown

Vendor Statement

We have not received a statement from the vendor.

Vendor Information

We are not aware of further vendor information regarding this vulnerability.

Red Hat, Inc. Unknown

Notified:  March 05, 2009 Updated: March 05, 2009

Status

Unknown

Vendor Statement

We have not received a statement from the vendor.

Vendor Information

We are not aware of further vendor information regarding this vulnerability.

Redback Networks, Inc. Unknown

Notified:  March 05, 2009 Updated: March 05, 2009

Status

Unknown

Vendor Statement

We have not received a statement from the vendor.

Vendor Information

We are not aware of further vendor information regarding this vulnerability.

SUSE Linux Unknown

Notified:  March 05, 2009 Updated: March 05, 2009

Status

Unknown

Vendor Statement

We have not received a statement from the vendor.

Vendor Information

We are not aware of further vendor information regarding this vulnerability.

Secureworx, Inc. Unknown

Notified:  March 05, 2009 Updated: March 05, 2009

Status

Unknown

Vendor Statement

We have not received a statement from the vendor.

Vendor Information

We are not aware of further vendor information regarding this vulnerability.

Silicon Graphics, Inc. Unknown

Notified:  March 05, 2009 Updated: March 05, 2009

Status

Unknown

Vendor Statement

We have not received a statement from the vendor.

Vendor Information

We are not aware of further vendor information regarding this vulnerability.

Slackware Linux Inc. Unknown

Notified:  March 05, 2009 Updated: March 05, 2009

Status

Unknown

Vendor Statement

We have not received a statement from the vendor.

Vendor Information

We are not aware of further vendor information regarding this vulnerability.

SmoothWall Unknown

Notified:  March 05, 2009 Updated: March 05, 2009

Status

Unknown

Vendor Statement

We have not received a statement from the vendor.

Vendor Information

We are not aware of further vendor information regarding this vulnerability.

Snort Unknown

Notified:  March 05, 2009 Updated: March 05, 2009

Status

Unknown

Vendor Statement

We have not received a statement from the vendor.

Vendor Information

We are not aware of further vendor information regarding this vulnerability.

Soapstone Networks Unknown

Notified:  March 05, 2009 Updated: March 05, 2009

Status

Unknown

Vendor Statement

We have not received a statement from the vendor.

Vendor Information

We are not aware of further vendor information regarding this vulnerability.

Sony Corporation Unknown

Notified:  March 05, 2009 Updated: March 05, 2009

Status

Unknown

Vendor Statement

We have not received a statement from the vendor.

Vendor Information

We are not aware of further vendor information regarding this vulnerability.

Sourcefire Unknown

Notified:  March 05, 2009 Updated: March 05, 2009

Status

Unknown

Vendor Statement

We have not received a statement from the vendor.

Vendor Information

We are not aware of further vendor information regarding this vulnerability.

Stonesoft Unknown

Notified:  March 05, 2009 Updated: March 05, 2009

Status

Unknown

Vendor Statement

We have not received a statement from the vendor.

Vendor Information

We are not aware of further vendor information regarding this vulnerability.

Sun Microsystems, Inc. Unknown

Notified:  March 05, 2009 Updated: March 05, 2009

Status

Unknown

Vendor Statement

We have not received a statement from the vendor.

Vendor Information

We are not aware of further vendor information regarding this vulnerability.

Symantec, Inc. Unknown

Notified:  March 05, 2009 Updated: March 05, 2009

Status

Unknown

Vendor Statement

We have not received a statement from the vendor.

Vendor Information

We are not aware of further vendor information regarding this vulnerability.

The SCO Group Unknown

Notified:  March 05, 2009 Updated: March 05, 2009

Status

Unknown

Vendor Statement

We have not received a statement from the vendor.

Vendor Information

We are not aware of further vendor information regarding this vulnerability.

TippingPoint, Technologies, Inc. Unknown

Notified:  March 05, 2009 Updated: March 05, 2009

Status

Unknown

Vendor Statement

We have not received a statement from the vendor.

Vendor Information

We are not aware of further vendor information regarding this vulnerability.

Turbolinux Unknown

Notified:  March 05, 2009 Updated: March 05, 2009

Status

Unknown

Vendor Statement

We have not received a statement from the vendor.

Vendor Information

We are not aware of further vendor information regarding this vulnerability.

U4EA Technologies, Inc. Unknown

Notified:  March 05, 2009 Updated: March 05, 2009

Status

Unknown

Vendor Statement

We have not received a statement from the vendor.

Vendor Information

We are not aware of further vendor information regarding this vulnerability.

Ubuntu Unknown

Notified:  March 05, 2009 Updated: March 05, 2009

Status

Unknown

Vendor Statement

We have not received a statement from the vendor.

Vendor Information

We are not aware of further vendor information regarding this vulnerability.

Unisys Unknown

Notified:  March 05, 2009 Updated: March 05, 2009

Status

Unknown

Vendor Statement

We have not received a statement from the vendor.

Vendor Information

We are not aware of further vendor information regarding this vulnerability.

Vyatta Unknown

Notified:  March 05, 2009 Updated: March 05, 2009

Status

Unknown

Vendor Statement

We have not received a statement from the vendor.

Vendor Information

We are not aware of further vendor information regarding this vulnerability.

Watchguard Technologies, Inc. Unknown

Notified:  March 05, 2009 Updated: March 05, 2009

Status

Unknown

Vendor Statement

We have not received a statement from the vendor.

Vendor Information

We are not aware of further vendor information regarding this vulnerability.

Wind River Systems, Inc. Unknown

Notified:  March 05, 2009 Updated: March 05, 2009

Status

Unknown

Vendor Statement

We have not received a statement from the vendor.

Vendor Information

We are not aware of further vendor information regarding this vulnerability.

ZyXEL Unknown

Notified:  March 05, 2009 Updated: March 05, 2009

Status

Unknown

Vendor Statement

We have not received a statement from the vendor.

Vendor Information

We are not aware of further vendor information regarding this vulnerability.

eSoft, Inc. Unknown

Notified:  March 05, 2009 Updated: March 05, 2009

Status

Unknown

Vendor Statement

We have not received a statement from the vendor.

Vendor Information

We are not aware of further vendor information regarding this vulnerability.

m0n0wall Unknown

Notified:  March 05, 2009 Updated: March 05, 2009

Status

Unknown

Vendor Statement

We have not received a statement from the vendor.

Vendor Information

We are not aware of further vendor information regarding this vulnerability.

netfilter Unknown

Notified:  March 05, 2009 Updated: March 05, 2009

Status

Unknown

Vendor Statement

We have not received a statement from the vendor.

Vendor Information

We are not aware of further vendor information regarding this vulnerability.

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CVSS Metrics

Group Score Vector
Base 0 AV:--/AC:--/Au:--/C:--/I:--/A:--
Temporal 0 E:Not Defined (ND)/RL:Not Defined (ND)/RC:Not Defined (ND)
Environmental 0 CDP:Not Defined (ND)/TD:Not Defined (ND)/CR:Not Defined (ND)/IR:Not Defined (ND)/AR:Not Defined (ND)

References

Acknowledgements

This issue was reported by the PNG Development Group in libpng version 1.2.35.

This document was written by Chris Taschner.

Other Information

CVE IDs: CVE-2009-0040
Severity Metric: 3.49
Date Public: 2009-02-19
Date First Published: 2009-03-02
Date Last Updated: 2009-03-06 15:39 UTC
Document Revision: 12

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