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CVE-2010-2249

MEDIUMEPSS 84th pctl
6.5
CVSS v3
NVD

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.

How to fix

Remediation Available
tuxonice-useruiDebian
Fixed in:1.0-1CVE-2010-2249
Fixed in:1.0-1CVE-2010-2249
SafariWindows application
Affected:5.0.4Fixed in:5.0.4Apple Inc.
iTunesWindows application
Affected:10.2Fixed in:10.2Apple Inc.

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionRequired
ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone
IntegrityNone
AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

2.63%probability of exploitation in 30 days
84thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 84% of all known CVEs.

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-29.