CVE-2002-1363

N/A Unknown
Published: December 26, 2002 Modified: April 16, 2026
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Description

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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://frontal2.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:008
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-213
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.mandrakesoft.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:063
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2003_004_libpng.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-006.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-007.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-119.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-157.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-249.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-402.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6431
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://bugzilla.fedora.us/show_bug.cgi?id=1943
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/10925
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A3657
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://frontal2.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:008
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-213
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.mandrakesoft.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:063
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2003_004_libpng.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-006.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-007.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-119.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-157.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-249.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-402.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6431
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://bugzilla.fedora.us/show_bug.cgi?id=1943
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/10925
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A3657
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

28 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
6.8%
91th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

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