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01 Record

CVE-2009-0040

The PNG reference library (aka libpng) before 1.0.43, and 1.2.x before 1.2.35, as used in pngcrush and other applications, allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application

UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: redhat
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector

02 Description

The PNG reference library (aka libpng) before 1.0.43, and 1.2.x before 1.2.35, as used in pngcrush and other applications, allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation
Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
SSVC decision
Not assessed by CISA
EPSS probability
4.82% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile
Equal to or higher than the score of 91.7% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score
The NVD has published no score for this record
NVD CVSS vector
No NVD score to derive
NVD analysis status
Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
Red Hat severity
Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published
2009-02-22 22:00Z17 YR AGO
Last updated
2024-08-07 04:17Z2 YR AGO
Reserved
2008-12-15
Assigning CNA
redhat
Record state
PUBLISHED
Severity
Not rated by the issuing CNA
CNA CVSS vector
Not published by the issuing CNA
Weaknesses
  • CWE-824Access of Uninitialized PointerBase
Data version
5.1
Document digest
ff283cdfb0c06ed34d6da43cb1307bbb06df8bf81cc35a61d701e2d2ab605c8a

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
appleiphone_osNot specified—
applemac_os_xNot specified—
debiandebian_linuxNot specified—
fedoraprojectfedoraNot specified—
libpnglibpngNot specified—
opensuseopensuseNot specified—
redhatenterprise_linuxNot specified—
suselinux_enterpriseNot specified—
suselinux_enterprise_desktopNot specified—
suselinux_enterprise_serverNot specified—

06 References