CVE-2009-0040

6.8
CVSS v2.0 Base Score
4.83%
LOW RiskEPSS (92nd percentile)

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 crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted PNG file that triggers a free of an uninitialized pointer in (1) the png_read_png function, (2) pCAL chunk handling, or (3) setup of 16-bit gamma tables.

Published: 2/22/2009
Modified: 6/16/2026
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Vulnerability Summary

CVSS v2 Score

6.8

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

EPSS Score (Exploitation Probability)

4.83%LOW Exploitation Risk
92nd percentile

This vulnerability has a 4.83% probability of being exploited in the next 30 days, ranking higher than 92% of all scored CVEs.

CWE Classification

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