CVE-2009-5063
Memory leak in the embedded_profile_len function in pngwutil.c in libpng before 1.2.39beta5...
CVE-2009-5063 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Libpng, published August 31, 2011. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.50%, the 74th percentile. Fixed in syslinux libpng-1.2.39.
Memory leak in the embedded_profile_len function in pngwutil.c in libpng before 1.2.39beta5 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (memory leak or segmentation fault) via a JPEG image containing an iCCP chunk with a negative embedded profile length. NOTE: this is due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2006-7244.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Memory leak in the embedded_profile_len function in pngwutil.c in libpng before 1.2.39beta5 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (memory leak or segmentation fault) via a JPEG image containing an iCCP chunk with a negative embedded profile length. NOTE: this is due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2006-7244.
- Record
CVE-2009-5063- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-401
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Memory leak in the embedded_profile_len function in pngwutil.c in libpng before 1.2.39beta5 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (memory leak or segmentation fault) via a JPEG image containing an iCCP chunk with a negative embedded profile length. NOTE: this is due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2006-7244.
- Record
CVE-2009-5063- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2009-5019 No score
Memory leak in the embedded_profile_len function in pngwutil.c in libpng before 1.2.39beta5 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (memory leak or segmentation fault) via a JPEG image containing an iCCP chunk with a negative embedded profile length. NOTE: this is due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2006-7244.
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EUVD-2009-5019- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-w9jf-3rvw-rjrv No score
Memory leak in the embedded_profile_len function in pngwutil.c in libpng before 1.2.39beta5...
Memory leak in the embedded_profile_len function in pngwutil.c in libpng before 1.2.39beta5 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (memory leak or segmentation fault) via a JPEG image containing an iCCP chunk with a negative embedded profile length. NOTE: this is due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2006-7244.
- Record
GHSA-w9jf-3rvw-rjrv- Weakness
- CWE-401
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVBELL-CVE-2009-5063
CVE-2009-5063 does not affect BellSoft software
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BELL-CVE-2009-5063- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVAZL-41075 No score
CVE-2009-5063 affecting package syslinux for versions less than libpng-1.2.39
Memory leak in the embedded_profile_len function in pngwutil.c in libpng before 1.2.39beta5 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (memory leak or segmentation fault) via a JPEG image containing an iCCP chunk with a negative embedded profile length. NOTE: this is due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2006-7244.
- Record
AZL-41075- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
syslinuxAzure Linux:3 |
before libpng-1.2.39 | libpng-1.2.39 |
History
| When | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-03 | aliases | EUVD |
| 2026-11-02 | created | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
References
secunia.com/advisories/49660
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/22/7
security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201206-15.xml
libpng.git.sourceforge.net/git/gitweb.cgi?p=libpng/libpng%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=948ee23a2a400672b1751cfc646a7467741e9b2e
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-5063
github.com/advisories/GHSA-w9jf-3rvw-rjrv
docs.bell-sw.com/security/cves/CVE-2009-5063