CVE-2004-0597

Critical

Description

Multiple 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.

SeverityCritical
CVSS10.0
Exploit probability—
ProductGreg Roelofs Libpng
PublishedNov 23, 2004
First seenNov 23, 2004

How to fix

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
greg_roelofs libpngv ≤ 1.2.5—
microsoft msn_messenger6.1, 6.2—
microsoft windows_media_player9—
microsoft windows_messenger5.0—
microsoft windows_98seNo range specified—
microsoft windows_meNo range specified—

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