CVE-2009-0749

Published Mar 2, 2009 CVSS 3.1 · 7.8 High EPSS 1.6% KEV · Not listed
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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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 4:48 AM
Reserved
Mar 2, 2009, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Mar 2, 2009, 8:30 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:05 PM