CVE-2010-2249: apple iphone_os

Modified

AliasesDEBIAN-CVE-2010-2249

Published 30-06-2010Last modified 07-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2010-2249 is a medium (CVSS 6.5) vulnerability in apple iphone_os. EPSS estimates a 2.63% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 85.5% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority

Routine

Not severe (CVSS 6.5, network access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?

CVSS score

6.5/10

010

Medium · v3.1 (NVD)

EPSS score

2.63%

0%100%

Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days

KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.

RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.

Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 2

DSA-2072-1 RHSA-2010:0534

Timeline

30-06-2010
PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
07-08-2024
Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions

v3.16.5v2.04.3

EPSS trend

Probability

2.63%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

86%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 2.63% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

CWE-401Missing Release of Memory after Effective LifetimeThe product does not sufficiently track and release allocated memory after it has been used, making the memory unavailable for reallocation and reuse.

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication, user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Apple4 products

iphone_os≥ 2.0, ≤ 4.1
itunes< 10.2
safari< 5.0.4
tvos< 4.1.0

Debian2 products

tuxonice-userui< 1.0-1
debian_linuxEOL5.0

Vmware2 products

player≥ 2.5, < 2.5.5 | ≥ 3.1, < 3.1.2
workstation≥ 6.5.0, < 6.5.5 | ≥ 7.1, < 7.1.2

Canonical1 product

ubuntu_linuxEOL6.06 | 8.04 | 9.04 | 9.10 | 10.04

Fedoraproject1 product

fedoraEOL12 | 13

Libpng1 product

libpng< 1.2.44 | ≥ 1.4.0, < 1.4.3

Opensuse1 product

opensuseEOL11.1 | 11.2

Suse1 product

linux_enterprise_server9 | 10:sp3 | 11 | 11:sp1

8 vendors · 13 products

References

42 links

libpng.git.sourceforge.net/git/…X Refsource CONFIRM
www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:133Vendor AdvisoryX Refsource MANDRIVABroken Link
www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2010-0014.htmlX Refsource CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
www.securityfocus.com/bid/41174VDB EntryX Refsource BIDPatchThird Party Advisory
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1877VDB EntryX Refsource VUPENBroken Link
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3045VDB EntryX Refsource VUPENBroken Link
www.securitytracker.com/id?1024723VDB EntryX Refsource SECTRACKThird Party Advisory
support.apple.com/kb/HT4435X Refsource CONFIRMBroken Link
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1837VDB EntryX Refsource VUPENBroken Link
support.apple.com/kb/HT4457X Refsource CONFIRMThird Party Advisory

Show all 42 references

www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1755VDB EntryX Refsource VUPENBroken Link
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3046VDB EntryX Refsource VUPENBroken Link
secunia.com/advisories/40472Third Party AdvisoryX Refsource SECUNIABroken Link
support.apple.com/kb/HT4566X Refsource CONFIRMBroken Link
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=608644X Refsource CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
secunia.com/advisories/40302Third Party AdvisoryX Refsource SECUNIABroken Link
lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Nov/msg00000.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource APPLEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
secunia.com/advisories/40336Third Party AdvisoryX Refsource SECUNIABroken Link
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/59816VDB EntryX Refsource XFThird Party Advisory
secunia.com/advisories/41574Third Party AdvisoryX Refsource SECUNIABroken Link
www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-960-1Vendor AdvisoryX Refsource UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
www.libpng.org/pub/png/libpng.htmlX Refsource CONFIRMProductVendor Advisory
lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011/Mar/msg00000.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource APPLEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
secunia.com/advisories/42317Third Party AdvisoryX Refsource SECUNIABroken Link
lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2010/000105.htmlMailing ListX Refsource MLISTThird Party Advisory
lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-July/044283.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource FEDORAMailing ListThird Party Advisory
www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2072Vendor AdvisoryX Refsource DEBIANThird Party Advisory
secunia.com/advisories/40547Third Party AdvisoryX Refsource SECUNIABroken Link
secunia.com/advisories/42314Third Party AdvisoryX Refsource SECUNIABroken Link
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1637VDB EntryX Refsource VUPENBroken Link
support.apple.com/kb/HT4554X Refsource CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-09/msg00006.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011//Mar/msg00004.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource APPLEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2010&m=slackware-security.613061Vendor AdvisoryX Refsource SLACKWAREMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-July/044397.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource FEDORAMailing ListThird Party Advisory
support.apple.com/kb/HT4456X Refsource CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2491VDB EntryX Refsource VUPENBroken Link
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1846VDB EntryX Refsource VUPENBroken Link
lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Nov/msg00003.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource APPLEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1612VDB EntryX Refsource VUPENBroken Link
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2010-2249Advisory
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-2249OvalAdvisory