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CVE-2004-0597 Detail

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.


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Hyperlink Resource
ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/OpenServer/SCOSA-2005.49/SCOSA-2005.49.txt
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000856
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109163866717909&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109181639602978&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109761239318458&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109900315219363&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110796779903455&w=2
http://scary.beasts.org/security/CESA-2004-001.txt Exploit  Vendor Advisory 
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-200663-1
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=urn:cds:docid:1-21-114816-02-1
http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/detail.jsp?ftpID=2679 Patch 
http://www.coresecurity.com/common/showdoc.php?idx=421&idxseccion=10
http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-536 Patch  Vendor Advisory 
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200408-03.xml Patch  Vendor Advisory 
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200408-22.xml Patch  Vendor Advisory 
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/388984 Third Party Advisory  US Government Resource 
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/817368 Third Party Advisory  US Government Resource 
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:079
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:212
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:213
http://www.mozilla.org/projects/security/known-vulnerabilities.html
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2004_23_libpng.html Patch  Vendor Advisory 
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-402.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-421.html Vendor Advisory 
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-429.html Vendor Advisory 
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10857 Exploit  Patch  Vendor Advisory 
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15495
http://www.trustix.net/errata/2004/0040/ Patch  Vendor Advisory 
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA04-217A.html Third Party Advisory  US Government Resource 
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA05-039A.html Third Party Advisory  US Government Resource 
https://bugzilla.fedora.us/show_bug.cgi?id=1943
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2005/ms05-009
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16894
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11284
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2274
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2378
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A4492
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A594
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7709

Weakness Enumeration

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2004-0597
NVD Published Date:
11/23/2004
NVD Last Modified:
10/12/2018
Source:
MITRE