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Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2004-0599

Original release date:11/23/2004
Last revised:09/10/2008
Source: US-CERT/NIST

Overview

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.

Impact

CVSS Severity (version 2.0):
CVSS v2 Base Score:5.0 (MEDIUM) (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) (legend)
Impact Subscore: 2.9
Exploitability Subscore: 10.0
CVSS Version 2 Metrics:
Access Vector: Network exploitable
Access Complexity: Low
Authentication: Not required to exploit
Impact Type:Allows disruption of serviceUnknown

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US-CERT Technical Alert: TA04-217A
Name: TA04-217A
Type: Advisory
US-CERT Vulnerability Note: VU#477512
Name: VU#477512
Type: Advisory
US-CERT Vulnerability Note: VU#286464
Name: VU#286464
Type: Advisory
US-CERT Vulnerability Note: VU#160448
Name: VU#160448
Type: Advisory
External Source: FEDORA
Name: FLSA:1943
Type: Patch Information
External Source: BID
Name: 10857
Type: Advisory; Patch Information
External Source: SUSE
Name: SUSE-SA:2004:023
Type: Advisory; Patch Information
External Source: GENTOO
Name: GLSA-200408-22
Type: Advisory; Patch Information
External Source: GENTOO
Name: GLSA-200408-03
Type: Advisory; Patch Information
External Source: DEBIAN
Name: DSA-571
Type: Advisory; Patch Information
External Source: DEBIAN
Name: DSA-570
Type: Advisory; Patch Information
External Source: DEBIAN
Name: DSA-536
Type: Advisory; Patch Information
External Source: FEDORA
Name: FLSA:2089
Type: Advisory; Patch Information
External Source: SCO
Name: SCOSA-2004.16
Type: Advisory; Patch Information
External Source: HP
Name: SSRT4778
Type: Advisory; Patch Information
External Source: BUGTRAQ
Name: 20040804 [OpenPKG-SA-2004.035] OpenPKG Security Advisory (png)
Type: Advisory; Patch Information
External Source: XF
Name: lilbpng-integer-bo(16896)
Type: Advisory
External Source: TRUSTIX
Name: 2004-0040
Type: Advisory
External Source: BID
Name: 15495
External Source: REDHAT
Name: RHSA-2004:429
Type: Advisory
External Source: REDHAT
Name: RHSA-2004:421
Type: Advisory
External Source: REDHAT
Name: RHSA-2004:402
Type: Advisory
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://www.mozilla.org/projects/security/known-vulnerabilities.html
External Source: MISC
Name: http://scary.beasts.org/security/CESA-2004-001.txt
Type: Advisory
External Source: APPLE
Name: APPLE-SA-2004-09-09
External Source: CONECTIVA
Name: CLA-2004:856
External Source: SCO
Name: SCOSA-2005.49
External Source: MANDRIVA
Name: MDKSA-2006:213
External Source: MANDRIVA
Name: MDKSA-2006:212
External Source: MANDRAKE
Name: MDKSA-2004:079
External Source: SUNALERT
Name: 200663
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 22958
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 22957
External Source: MANDRIVA
Name: MDKSA-2006:213
External Source: MANDRIVA
Name: MDKSA-2006:212
US Government Resource: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1479
Name: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1479
Type: Tool Signature

Vulnerable software and versions

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