Png Development · Libpng · CVE-2009-5063
**Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions**
libpng versions prior to 1.5.10
libpng versions prior to 1.2.39beta5
**Description**
The issue is related to a memory leak in the embedded profile len function in pngwutil.c, which can be exploited by context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service, such as a memory leak or segmentation fault, via a JPEG image containing an iCCP chunk with a negative embedded profile length. Multiple vulnerabilities in the libpng package can lead to violations of confidentiality, integrity, and availability of protected information, and can be exploited remotely.
**Recommendations**
For libpng versions prior to 1.2.39beta5, update to version 1.2.39beta5 or later.
For libpng versions prior to 1.5.10, update to version 1.5.10 or later.