PT-2004-1846 · Libpng · Libpng

Published 2004-08-19 · Updated 2017-07-11 · CVE-2004-0768

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 libpng versions 1.2.5 and earlier

Description The issue arises from improper calculation of certain buffer offsets, potentially allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a buffer overflow attack.

Recommendations For libpng versions 1.2.5 and earlier, at the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Related Identifiers

CVE-2004-0768

DSA-536

Affected Products

Libpng

References · 6

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2004-0768 · Security Note
• https://bugzilla.fedora.us/show_bug.cgi?id=1943 · Vendor Advisory
• http://debian.org/security/2004/dsa-536 · Vendor Advisory
• http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-15.xml · Vendor Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/33137 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16914 · Note