CVE-2009-0749
- Source
- https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-0749
- Import Source
- https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2009-0749.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2009-0749
- Downstream
- Published
- 2009-03-02T20:30:00Z
- Modified
- 2026-04-10T03:40:37.676041Z
- Severity
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- 7.8 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
- Summary
- [none]
- Details
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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.
- References
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- http://secunia.com/advisories/34035
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34201
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34259
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35685
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200903-12.xml
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33873
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0510
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48879
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-03/msg00001.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-07/msg00002.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/02/24/2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/02/25/4
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33873
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0510
- http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=2582013&group_id=151404&atid=780913
- http://optipng.sourceforge.net
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33873