CVE-2010-2249

Name: CVE-2010-2249
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2010-06-30T18:30:01.847+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

MEDIUMCVSS 6.5/10EPSS 2.63%

Last modified Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2010-2249 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 6.5/10 on the CVSS scale. Memory leak in pngrutil.c in libpng before 1.2.44, and 1.4.x before 1.4.3, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption and application crash) via a PNG image containing malformed Physical Scale (aka sCAL) chunks.. EPSS estimates a 2.63% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

Memory leak in pngrutil.c in libpng before 1.2.44, and 1.4.x before 1.4.3, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption and application crash) via a PNG image containing malformed Physical Scale (aka sCAL) chunks.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

6.5/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS Probability

2.63%

83.5th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-401

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions	Update
Libpng	Libpng	< 1.2.44	—
Libpng	Libpng	>= 1.4.0, < 1.4.3	—
Apple	Itunes	< 10.2	—
Apple	Safari	< 5.0.4	—
Apple	Iphone Os	>= 2.0, <= 4.1	—
Apple	Tvos	< 4.1.0	—
Fedoraproject	Fedora	12	—
Fedoraproject	Fedora	13	—
Opensuse	Opensuse	11.1	—
Opensuse	Opensuse	11.2	—
Suse	Linux Enterprise Server	9	—
Suse	Linux Enterprise Server	10	Sp3
Suse	Linux Enterprise Server	11	—
Vmware	Player	>= 2.5, < 2.5.5	—
Vmware	Player	>= 3.1, < 3.1.2	—
Vmware	Workstation	>= 6.5.0, < 6.5.5	—
Vmware	Workstation	>= 7.1, < 7.1.2	—
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	6.06	—
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	8.04	—
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	9.04	—
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	9.10	—
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	10.04	—
Debian	Debian Linux	5.0	—

References

http://libpng.git.sourceforge.net/git/gitweb.cgi?p=libpng/libpng%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=90cfcecc09febb8d6c8c1d37ea7bb7cf0f4b00f3#patch20
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Nov/msg00000.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Nov/msg00003.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011//Mar/msg00004.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011/Mar/msg00000.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-July/044283.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-July/044397.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-09/msg00006.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2010/000105.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/40302Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/40336Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/40472Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/40547Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/41574Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/42314Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/42317Broken Link
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2010&m=slackware-security.613061Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4435Broken Link
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4456Third Party Advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4457Third Party Advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4554Third Party Advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4566Broken Link
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2072Third Party Advisory
http://www.libpng.org/pub/png/libpng.htmlProduct, Vendor Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:133Broken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/41174Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024723Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-960-1Third Party Advisory
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2010-0014.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1612Broken Link
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1637Broken Link
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1755Broken Link
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1837Broken Link
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1846Broken Link
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1877Broken Link
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2491Broken Link
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3045Broken Link
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3046Broken Link
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=608644Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/59816Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://libpng.git.sourceforge.net/git/gitweb.cgi?p=libpng/libpng%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=90cfcecc09febb8d6c8c1d37ea7bb7cf0f4b00f3#patch20
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Nov/msg00000.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Nov/msg00003.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011//Mar/msg00004.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011/Mar/msg00000.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-July/044283.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-July/044397.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-09/msg00006.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2010/000105.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/40302Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/40336Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/40472Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/40547Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/41574Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/42314Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/42317Broken Link
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2010&m=slackware-security.613061Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4435Broken Link
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4456Third Party Advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4457Third Party Advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4554Third Party Advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4566Broken Link
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2072Third Party Advisory
http://www.libpng.org/pub/png/libpng.htmlProduct, Vendor Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:133Broken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/41174Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024723Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-960-1Third Party Advisory
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2010-0014.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1612Broken Link
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1637Broken Link
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1755Broken Link
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1837Broken Link
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1846Broken Link
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1877Broken Link
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2491Broken Link
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3045Broken Link
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3046Broken Link
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=608644Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/59816Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry

Timeline

Published: Jun 30, 2010
Last Modified: Jun 16, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2010-2249?

How severe is CVE-2010-2249?

CVE-2010-2249 has a CVSS score of 6.5/10 (MEDIUM severity). The EPSS model estimates a 2.63% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2010-2249?

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Source: NVD / NIST