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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in GNU libpng (Image Processing Software). Affected is an unknown code block in the library libpng of the component Error Message Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
The Portable Network Graphics library (libpng) 1.0.15 and earlier allows attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a malformed PNG image file that triggers an error that causes an out-of-bounds read when creating the error message.
The bug was discovered 04/30/2004. The weakness was disclosed 04/30/2004 by Steve Grubb (Website). The advisory is available at secunia.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2004-0421 since 04/19/2004. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 14139 (Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : libpng (MDKSA-2004:040)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Mandriva Local Security Checks and running in the context l.
Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at libpng.org. The problem might be mitigated by replacing the product with as an alternative. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be establishing an alternative product. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (16022) and Tenable (14139). Further details are available at securityfocus.com. The entry 641 is pretty similar.
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CPE 2.3
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Nessus ID: 14139
Nessus Name: Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : libpng (MDKSA-2004:040)
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OpenVAS ID: 53188
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 498-1 (libpng, libpng3)
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Patch: libpng.org
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04/19/2004 🔍04/30/2004 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: gnu.orgAdvisory: secunia.com⛔
Researcher: Steve Grubb
Status: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2004-0421 (🔍)
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X-Force: 16022 - libpng PNG image denial of service, Medium Risk
Vulnerability Center: 8630 - DoS in Libpng <= 1.0.15 via Malformed PNG Image, Medium
SecurityFocus: 10244 - LibPNG Broken PNG Out Of Bounds Access Denial Of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 22958 - Mandriva update for doxygen, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 5726 - libpng Malformed PNG Image Error Handling DoS
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Entry
Created: 05/04/2004 10:52Updated: 06/28/2019 11:25
Changes: 05/04/2004 10:52 (95), 06/28/2019 11:25 (1)
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