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title: "CVE-2006-7244\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2006-7244

Publication date 31 August 2011

Last updated 24 July 2024

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Ubuntu priority

**Low**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

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## Description

Memory leak in pngwutil.c in libpng 1.2.13beta1, and other versions before
1.2.15beta3, 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.

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| libpng | 11.04 natty | Not affected |
| 10.10 maverick | Not affected |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Not affected |
| 8.04 LTS hardy | Not affected |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-7244)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-7244)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2006-7244)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2006-7244)

### Other references

* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-7244>