CVE-2004-0597

Summary

CVECVE-2004-0597
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2004-11-23 05:00:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-03 01:03:51 UTC
DescriptionMultiple buffer overflows in libpng 1.2.5 and earlier, as used in multiple products, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via malformed PNG images in which (1) the png_handle_tRNS function does not properly validate the length of transparency chunk (tRNS) data, or the (2) png_handle_sBIT or (3) png_handle_hIST functions do not perform sufficient bounds checking.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 10 from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Greg Roelofs Libpng All All All All
Application Microsoft Msn Messenger 6.1 All All All
Application Microsoft Msn Messenger 6.2 All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 98se All All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Me All All second_edition All
Application Microsoft Windows Media Player 9 All All All
Application Microsoft Windows Messenger 5.0 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 sunsolve.sun.com
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-536-1 libpng af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org Patch, Vendor Advisory
Adobe Reader 6.0.3 update - English, Japanese - Adobe Reader for Windows - Downloads af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.adobe.com Patch
Advisories - Mandriva Linux af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com
Apple - Lists.apple.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apple.com
Gentoo Linux Documentation -- Mozilla, Firefox, Thunderbird, Galeon, Epiphany: New releases fix vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.gentoo.org Patch, Vendor Advisory
www.trustix.net/errata/2004/0040 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.trustix.net Patch, Vendor Advisory
LibPNG Graphics Library Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
Security Announcement af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.novell.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
Mandriva update for doxygen - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
redhat.com | Red Hat Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
redhat.com | Red Hat Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com Vendor Advisory
Mandriva update for chromium - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
bugzilla.fedora.us/show_bug.cgi af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.fedora.us
'[OpenPKG-SA-2004.035] OpenPKG Security Advisory (png)' - MARC af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info
ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/OpenServer/SCOSA-2005.49/SCOSA-2005.49.txt af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 ftp.sco.com
Mozilla Security Advisory af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mozilla.org
SCO OpenServer Release 5.0.7 Maintenance Pack 4 Released - Multiple Vulnerabilities Fixed af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
redhat.com | Red Hat Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com Vendor Advisory
Page not found | Core Security af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.coresecurity.com
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scary.beasts.org/security/CESA-2004-001.txt af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 scary.beasts.org Exploit, Vendor Advisory
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org
'[FLSA-2004:2089] Updated mozilla packages fix security vulnerabilities' - MARC af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org
US-CERT Technical Cyber Security Alert TA05-039A -- Multiple Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows Components af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.us-cert.gov Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
'UnixWare 7.1.4 : Multiple Vulnerabilities in libpng' - MARC af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info
Home - Conectiva af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 distro.conectiva.com.br
US-CERT Technical Cyber Security Alert TA04-217A -- Multiple Vulnerabilities in libpng af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.us-cert.gov Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
Microsoft Security Bulletin MS05-009 - Critical | Microsoft Docs af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 docs.microsoft.com
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
#114816: GNOME 2.0.0: libpng Patchjava.lang.NullPointerException af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 sunsolve.sun.com
Advisories - Mandriva Linux af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com
US-CERT Vulnerability Note VU#388984 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.kb.cert.org Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
Advisories - Mandriva af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com
marc.info af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info
Gentoo Linux Documentation -- libpng: Numerous vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.gentoo.org Patch, Vendor Advisory
'[security bulletin] SSRTSSRT4778 Rev.0 Mozilla Application Suite for HP Tru64 UNIX libpng Potential' - MARC af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info
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