fkie_cve-2004-0599
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd
Published
2004-11-23 05:00
Modified
2024-11-20 23:48
Severity ?
Summary
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.
References
cve@mitre.orgftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/OpenServer/SCOSA-2005.49/SCOSA-2005.49.txt
cve@mitre.orghttp://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000856
cve@mitre.orghttp://lists.apple.com/mhonarc/security-announce/msg00056.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109163866717909&w=2
cve@mitre.orghttp://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109181639602978&w=2
cve@mitre.orghttp://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109761239318458&w=2
cve@mitre.orghttp://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109900315219363&w=2
cve@mitre.orghttp://scary.beasts.org/security/CESA-2004-001.txtVendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/22957
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/22958
cve@mitre.orghttp://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-200663-1
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-536Patch, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-570Patch, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-571Patch, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200408-03.xmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200408-22.xmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/160448Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/286464Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/477512Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:079
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:212
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:213
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.mozilla.org/projects/security/known-vulnerabilities.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2004_23_libpng.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-402.htmlVendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-421.htmlVendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-429.htmlVendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10857Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15495
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.trustix.net/errata/2004/0040/Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA04-217A.htmlThird Party Advisory, US Government Resource
cve@mitre.orghttps://bugzilla.fedora.us/show_bug.cgi?id=1943Patch
cve@mitre.orghttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16896
cve@mitre.orghttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10938
cve@mitre.orghttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1479
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/OpenServer/SCOSA-2005.49/SCOSA-2005.49.txt
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000856
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.apple.com/mhonarc/security-announce/msg00056.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109163866717909&w=2
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109181639602978&w=2
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109761239318458&w=2
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109900315219363&w=2
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://scary.beasts.org/security/CESA-2004-001.txtVendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/22957
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/22958
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-200663-1
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-536Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-570Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-571Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200408-03.xmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200408-22.xmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/160448Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/286464Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/477512Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:079
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:212
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:213
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.mozilla.org/projects/security/known-vulnerabilities.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2004_23_libpng.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-402.htmlVendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-421.htmlVendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-429.htmlVendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10857Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15495
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.trustix.net/errata/2004/0040/Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA04-217A.htmlThird Party Advisory, US Government Resource
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugzilla.fedora.us/show_bug.cgi?id=1943Patch
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16896
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10938
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1479
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
greg_roelofs libpng *



{
  "configurations": [
    {
      "nodes": [
        {
          "cpeMatch": [
            {
              "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:greg_roelofs:libpng:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
              "matchCriteriaId": "47DB11FB-C59F-4FE1-AF54-A8051F4A9FD4",
              "versionEndIncluding": "1.2.5",
              "vulnerable": true
            }
          ],
          "negate": false,
          "operator": "OR"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "cveTags": [],
  "descriptions": [
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "value": "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."
    },
    {
      "lang": "es",
      "value": "M\u00faltiples desbordamientos de enteros en las funci\u00f3nes (1) png_read o (2) png_handle_sPLT o la capacidad (3) visualizaci\u00f3n progresiva de imagen en libpng 1.2.5 y anteriores permiten a atacantes remotos causar una denegaci\u00f3n de servicio (ca\u00edda de aplicaci\u00f3n) mediante una imagen PNG malformada."
    }
  ],
  "id": "CVE-2004-0599",
  "lastModified": "2024-11-20T23:48:56.937",
  "metrics": {
    "cvssMetricV2": [
      {
        "acInsufInfo": false,
        "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
        "cvssData": {
          "accessComplexity": "LOW",
          "accessVector": "NETWORK",
          "authentication": "NONE",
          "availabilityImpact": "PARTIAL",
          "baseScore": 5.0,
          "confidentialityImpact": "NONE",
          "integrityImpact": "NONE",
          "vectorString": "AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P",
          "version": "2.0"
        },
        "exploitabilityScore": 10.0,
        "impactScore": 2.9,
        "obtainAllPrivilege": false,
        "obtainOtherPrivilege": false,
        "obtainUserPrivilege": false,
        "source": "nvd@nist.gov",
        "type": "Primary",
        "userInteractionRequired": false
      }
    ]
  },
  "published": "2004-11-23T05:00:00.000",
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}


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