PT-2002-2780 · Links · Links

Published 2002-12-31 · Updated 2008-09-05 · CVE-2002-2060

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.5

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Links version 2.0 pre4

Description A buffer overflow issue allows remote attackers to crash client browsers and possibly execute arbitrary code via gamma tables in large 16-bit PNG images.

Recommendations For Links version 2.0 pre4, consider avoiding the use of large 16-bit PNG images with gamma tables until a patch is available. As a temporary workaround, restrict the handling of PNG images to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2002-2060

Affected Products

Links

References · 4

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-2060 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/4921 · Patch
• http://iss.net/security_center/static/9287.php · Patch
• http://atrey.karlin.mff.cuni.cz/~clock/twibright/links/download/ChangeLog · Note