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CVE-2004-0599

Published: Aug 5, 2004Updated: Apr 16, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUNVD-CWE-Other
NVD MITRE
5.0CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
6.2%
Top 7.4%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
1 Known
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

Multiple integer overflows in the (1) png_read_png in pngread.c or (2) png_handle_sPLT functions in pngrutil.c or (3) progressive display image reading capability in libpng 1.2.5 and earlier allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a malformed PNG image.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LAu:NC:NI:NA:P
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:LAccess Complexity
Low
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:NIntegrity
None
A:PAvailability
Partial
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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Products

openSUSENovell Inc.
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
n/an/a
libpnggreg roelofs
Library
OSS Libraries / generic-library
novell inc.commercialUSOperating Systems
greg roelofsindividual-devOSS Libraries

Exploitability

1 exploit source identified

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Official Patch Available

References

https://www.suse.com/support/security/advisories/2004_23_libpng.html
suse.com
http://www.trustix.net/errata/2004/0040/
trustix.net
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/477512
kb.cert.org
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Timeline

Published
Aug 5, 2004
Last Updated
Apr 16, 2026

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