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CVE-2004-0597 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...

HighCVSS 10.0 EPSS 81.9% Public exploit
Published
Updated
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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.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
greg roelofs libpng <= 1.2.5 No fix listed
Microsoft msn messenger = 6.1 No fix listed
Microsoft msn messenger = 6.2 No fix listed
Microsoft windows media player = 9 No fix listed
Microsoft windows messenger = 5.0 No fix listed
Microsoft windows 98se All versions No fix listed
Microsoft windows me All versions No fix listed

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