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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Greg Roelofs libpng up to 1.2.4 (Image Processing Software). Affected by this issue is an unknown code block of the component Offset 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:
Portable Network Graphics (PNG) library libpng 1.2.5 and earlier does not correctly calculate offsets, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a buffer overflow attack on the row buffers.
The weakness was disclosed 12/26/2002 by Glenn Randers-Pehrson (Website). The advisory is available at debian.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2002-1363. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 15050 (Debian DSA-213-1 : libpng - buffer overflow), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks and running in the context l.
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (10925) and Tenable (15050).
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Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 15050
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-213-1 : libpng - buffer overflow
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OpenVAS ID: 53453
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 213-1 (libpng, libpng3)
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Sources
Advisory: debian.orgResearcher: Glenn Randers-Pehrson
Status: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2002-1363 (🔍)
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X-Force: 10925
SecurityFocus: 6431 - LibPNG Incorrect Offset Calculation Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Entry
Created: 07/31/2014 21:58Updated: 04/30/2019 22:51
Changes: 07/31/2014 21:58 (65), 04/30/2019 22:51 (2)
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