5726 : libpng Malformed PNG Image Error Handling DoS
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Timeline

Disclosure Date
2004-04-30

Description

libpng contains a flaw that may allow a remote denial of service. The issue is triggered when the library process a malformed PNG image and attempts to use memory it has not allocated for an error message. The application using the libpng library will crash resulting in loss of availability.

Classification

Location: Remote / Network Access
Attack Type: Denial of Service
Impact: Loss of Availability
Exploit: Exploit Unknown

Solution

Currently, there are no known upgrades, patches, or workarounds available to correct this issue.

Products

PNG Development Group	libpng	1.0.x
		1.2.x

References

Bugtraq ID: 10244
Secunia Advisory ID: 11505 11667 12249 22957 22958
ISS X-Force ID: 16022
CVE ID: 2004-0421 (see also: NVD)
SCIP VulDB ID: 642
Vendor Specific Advisory URL: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=61798
http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-498
http://www.mandrakesecure.net/en/advisories/advisory.php?name=MDKSA-2004:040
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:212
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:213
Vendor URL: http://www.libpng.org/pub/png/

Tools & Filters

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Credit

Steve Grubb -

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 5.0
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2003-12-31 | Disagree?

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