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.