CVE-2004-0768

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Published Aug 19, 2004 CVSS 2.0 · 7.5 High EPSS 3.3% KEV · Not listed

Description

libpng 1.2.5 and earlier does not properly calculate certain buffer offsets, which could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a buffer overflow attack.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:greg_roelofs:libpng3:1.2.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:greg_roelofs:libpng3:1.2.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:greg_roelofs:libpng3:1.2.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:greg_roelofs:libpng3:1.2.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:greg_roelofs:libpng3:1.2.4:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:greg_roelofs:libpng3:1.2.5:::::::*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2004-0766	libpng 1.2.5 and earlier does not properly calculate certain buffer offsets, which could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a buffer overflow attack.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 3.3% (3.257% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/33137
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-15.xml
http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-536
https://bugzilla.fedora.us/show_bug.cgi?id=1943
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16914

History

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Subscriptions

Greg Roelofs Libpng3

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 12:31 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Aug 19, 2004, 4:00 AM
Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 12:31 AM
Reserved: Aug 3, 2004, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:06 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Oct 20, 2004, 4:00 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:06 PM

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