CVE Catalog

CVE-2002-0660

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Buffer overflow in libpng 1.0.12-3.woody.2 and libpng3 1.2.1-1.1.woody.2 on Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 and other operating systems may allow attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code.

Risk Assessment

The risk to the organization includes the potential for denial of service and remote code execution, which can lead to serious security implications.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update libpng to the latest version to mitigate the risks associated with this vulnerability.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Buffer overflow in libpng 1.0.12-3.woody.2 and libpng3 1.2.1-1.1.woody.2 on Debian GNU/Linux 3.0, and other operating systems, may allow attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code, a different vulnerability than CVE-2002-0728.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS