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medium 5.0

CVE-2004-0599 json

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 i…

published 2004-08-05 22 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2004-0598

cvss
5.0
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
6.2%
EPSS 6.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 93%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

  • libpng RHEL 3 2:1.2.2-25
  • libpng10 RHEL 3 1.0.13-15

red hat advisories RHSA-2004:402

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2004-0599 updated

security flaw

  • Red Hat Desktop version 3 libpng 1.2.2-25, libpng10 1.0.13-15 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 libpng 1.2.2-25, libpng10 1.0.13-15
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2004:402
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2004:429
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 libpng 1.2.2-25, libpng10 1.0.13-15
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2004:402
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2004:429
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 libpng 1.2.2-25, libpng10 1.0.13-15
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2004:402

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Exploit prediction

6.20% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 93% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10857 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 5.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

References

Sources

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