CVE-2004-0599

Public Exploit

Description

Multiple integer overflows in the (1) png_read_png in pngread.c or (2) png_handle_sPLT functions in pngrutil.c or (3) progressive display image reading capability in libpng 1.2.5 and earlier allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a malformed PNG image.

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 31.36% Top 5%
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Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
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References

Link Tags
http://www.trustix.net/errata/2004/0040/ vendor advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/477512 third party advisory us government resource
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-200663-1 vendor advisory
http://www.mozilla.org/projects/security/known-vulnerabilities.html
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1479 signature vdb entry
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://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109900315219363&w=2 vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.fedora.us/show_bug.cgi?id=1943 patch vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16896 vdb entry
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109761239318458&w=2 vendor advisory
http://scary.beasts.org/security/CESA-2004-001.txt vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-429.html vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15495 vdb entry
http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-536 patch vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10938 signature vdb entry
http://lists.apple.com/mhonarc/security-announce/msg00056.html vendor advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109163866717909&w=2 mailing list
http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-570 patch vendor advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109181639602978&w=2 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.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:212 vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-571 patch vendor advisory
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000856 vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10857 patch vendor advisory vdb entry exploit
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
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/160448 third party advisory us government resource
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:079 vendor advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/286464 third party advisory us government resource
http://secunia.com/advisories/22957 third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2004-0599?
CVE-2004-0599 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2004-0599?
To fix CVE-2004-0599, 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-2004-0599 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2004-0599 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~31% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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