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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Adobe SVG Viewer up to 3.01. Affected by this issue is an unknown code of the component PNG Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
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.
The bug was discovered 08/04/2004. The weakness was published 05/05/2005 by Robert Fly (window) with Hyperdose Security (Website). The advisory is shared for download at hyperdose.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2004-0597 since 06/23/2004. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.
After before and not just, there has been an exploit disclosed. The exploit is available at hyperdose.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 14559 (GLSA-200408-03 : libpng: Numerous vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Gentoo Local Security Checks and running in the context l.
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at adobe.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Attack attempts may be identified with Snort ID 2673. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 2927.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (22703), Tenable (14559) and Exploit-DB (389). Similar entries are available at 779, 1459, 22495 and 22496.
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Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
ATT&CK: Unknown
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Access: Public
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Nessus ID: 14559
Nessus Name: GLSA-200408-03 : libpng: Numerous vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 53226
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 536-1 (libpng)
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Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Patch: adobe.com
Snort ID: 2673
Snort Message: FILE-IMAGE libpng tRNS overflow attempt
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Suricata ID: 2102673
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Sources
Vendor: adobe.comAdvisory: hyperdose.com
Researcher: Robert Fly (window)
Organization: Hyperdose Security
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2004-0597 (🔍)
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X-Force: 22703
Vulnerability Center: 7021 - [MS05-009] Multiple libpng Library Buffer Overflows via Malformed PNG Images Enables Code Execution, Medium
SecurityFocus: 10857 - LibPNG Graphics Library Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 15255 - Adobe SVG Viewer Local File Detection Weakness, Not Critical
OSVDB: 8326 - libpng png_handle_tRNS Remote Overflow
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entry
Created: 05/30/2005 10:43Updated: 07/02/2019 20:39
Changes: 05/30/2005 10:43 (108), 07/02/2019 20:39 (4)
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