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CVE-2009-0749 Details

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.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:7.8 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-03/msg00001.html	CVE	Mailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-07/msg00002.html	CVE	Mailing List
http://optipng.sourceforge.net	CVE	Product
http://secunia.com/advisories/34035	CVE	Broken LinkVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34201	CVE	Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/34259	CVE	Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/35685	CVE	Broken Link
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48879	CVE	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=2582013&group_id=151404&atid=780913	CVE	Issue Tracking
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200903-12.xml	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/02/24/2	CVE	Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/02/25/4	CVE	Mailing List
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33873	CVE	Broken LinkPatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0510	CVE	Broken LinkPatchVendor Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-03/msg00001.html	[email protected]	Mailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-07/msg00002.html	[email protected]	Mailing List
http://optipng.sourceforge.net	[email protected]	Product
http://secunia.com/advisories/34035	[email protected]	Broken LinkVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34201	[email protected]	Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/34259	[email protected]	Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/35685	[email protected]	Broken Link
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48879	[email protected]	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=2582013&group_id=151404&atid=780913	[email protected]	Issue Tracking
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200903-12.xml	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/02/24/2	[email protected]	Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/02/25/4	[email protected]	Mailing List
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33873	[email protected]	Broken LinkPatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0510	[email protected]	Broken LinkPatchVendor Advisory

see all 28 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-416	Use After Free	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
optipng project optipng	<= 0.6.2
CPE cpe:2.3:a:optipng_project:optipng:::::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.
opensuse opensuse	>= 10.3, <= 11.1
CPE cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:::::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.
suse linux enterprise	9-11
CPE cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise:9-11:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

7 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 16, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 23, 2026	Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Feb 2, 2024	Modified Analysis	[email protected]
Aug 17, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Mar 3, 2009	Initial Analysis	[email protected]

CVE-2009-0749 Details

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