CVE-2004-0597

Public Exploit

Description

Multiple buffer overflows in libpng 1.2.5 and earlier, as used in multiple products, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via malformed PNG images in which (1) the png_handle_tRNS function does not properly validate the length of transparency chunk (tRNS) data, or the (2) png_handle_sBIT or (3) png_handle_hIST functions do not perform sufficient bounds checking.

10.0

CVSS

Severity: Critical

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 84.32% Top 5%

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Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.trustix.net/errata/2004/0040/	patch vendor advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-200663-1	vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2274	vdb entry signature
http://www.mozilla.org/projects/security/known-vulnerabilities.html
ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/OpenServer/SCOSA-2005.49/SCOSA-2005.49.txt	vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-421.html	vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-402.html	vendor advisory
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200408-22.xml	patch vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22958	third party advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=urn:cds:docid:1-21-114816-02-1
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109900315219363&w=2	vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.fedora.us/show_bug.cgi?id=1943	vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A594	vdb entry signature
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA05-039A.html	third party advisory us government resource
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16894	vdb entry
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109761239318458&w=2	vendor advisory
http://scary.beasts.org/security/CESA-2004-001.txt	exploit vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-429.html	vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2378	vdb entry signature
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15495	vdb entry
http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-536	patch vendor advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/388984	third party advisory us government resource
http://lists.apple.com/mhonarc/security-announce/msg00056.html	vendor advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/817368	third party advisory us government resource
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109163866717909&w=2	mailing list
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A4492	vdb entry signature
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109181639602978&w=2	vendor advisory
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2005/ms05-009	vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:213	vendor advisory
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA04-217A.html	third party advisory us government resource
http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/detail.jsp?ftpID=2679	patch
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7709	vdb entry signature
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:212	vendor advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110796779903455&w=2	mailing list
http://www.coresecurity.com/common/showdoc.php?idx=421&idxseccion=10
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000856	vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10857	exploit vdb entry patch vendor advisory
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2004_23_libpng.html	patch vendor advisory
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200408-03.xml	patch vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11284	vdb entry signature
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:079	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22957	third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2004-0597?: CVE-2004-0597 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2004-0597?: To fix CVE-2004-0597, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2004-0597 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2004-0597 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~84% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.