SB2004081803 - Denial of service in libpng
Published: August 18, 2004 Updated: September 10, 2024
Security Bulletin ID
SB2004081803
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2004-0421)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to crash the application.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted PNG file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger an out-of-bounds read error and crash the application.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108334922320309&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108335030208523&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=fedora-announce-list&m=108451350029261&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=fedora-announce-list&m=108451353608968&w=2
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16022
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A971
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11710