CVE-2004-0768

N/A Unknown
Published: October 20, 2004 Modified: April 16, 2026
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Description

libpng 1.2.5 and earlier does not properly calculate certain buffer offsets, which could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a buffer overflow attack.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33137
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-15.xml
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-536
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.fedora.us/show_bug.cgi?id=1943
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16914
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/33137
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-15.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-536
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.fedora.us/show_bug.cgi?id=1943
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16914
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

10 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
4.1%
89th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

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