CVE Catalog

CVE-2002-1363

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

The Portable Network Graphics (PNG) library libpng 1.2.5 and earlier incorrectly calculates offsets, allowing remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a buffer overflow attack on the row buffers.

Risk Assessment

This vulnerability may lead to system crashes and allow attackers to execute code remotely, posing a serious security threat to the organization.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the libpng library to the latest version to eliminate this vulnerability and minimize the risk of attacks.

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Original NVD description (English source)

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.

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