CVE-2006-7244 describes a memory leak vulnerability in libpng versions prior to 1.2.15beta3, specifically in pngwutil.c. This flaw allows attackers to trigger a denial of service (memory leak or segmentation fault) by providing a specially crafted JPEG image containing an iCCP chunk with a negative embedded profile length. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0, indicating a medium severity with a network-based attack vector, low complexity, and potential for partial availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.2.15CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:*:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.0.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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