CVE-2009-0749
7.8
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.41%
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.
How to fix CVE-2009-0749
To remediate CVE-2009-0749, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 0.6.2.1-1 or later
Is CVE-2009-0749 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.4%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 0.6.2.1-1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |