CVE-2004-0598

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 6.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2004-11-23 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

The png_handle_iCCP function in libpng 1.2.5 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a certain PNG image that triggers a null dereference.

Affected products

Greg Roelofs Libpng: through 1.2.5

References

http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000856
http://lists.apple.com/mhonarc/security-announce/msg00056.html
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109163866717909&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109181639602978&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109761239318458&w=2
http://scary.beasts.org/security/CESA-2004-001.txt
http://secunia.com/advisories/22957
http://secunia.com/advisories/22958
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-200663-1
http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-536
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200408-03.xml
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200408-22.xml

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