5.0
MEDIUM
CVE-2004-0598
Apache Libpng Null Pointer Dereference Vulnerability
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.

INFO

Published Date :

Nov. 23, 2004, 5 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 20, 2024, 11:48 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

2.9

Exploitability Score :

10.0
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2004-0598 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Greg_roelofs libpng
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2004-0598.

URL Resource
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 Exploit Vendor Advisory
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 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200408-03.xml Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200408-22.xml Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/236656 Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:079
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:212
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:213
http://www.mozilla.org/projects/security/known-vulnerabilities.html
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2004_23_libpng.html Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-402.html Vendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-429.html Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10857 Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.trustix.net/errata/2004/0040/ Vendor Advisory
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA04-217A.html Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
https://bugzilla.fedora.us/show_bug.cgi?id=1943 Patch
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16895
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10203
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2572
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 Exploit Vendor Advisory
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 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200408-03.xml Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200408-22.xml Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/236656 Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:079
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:212
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:213
http://www.mozilla.org/projects/security/known-vulnerabilities.html
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2004_23_libpng.html Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-402.html Vendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-429.html Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10857 Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.trustix.net/errata/2004/0040/ Vendor Advisory
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA04-217A.html Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
https://bugzilla.fedora.us/show_bug.cgi?id=1943 Patch
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16895
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10203
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2572

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  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 20, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000856
    Added Reference http://lists.apple.com/mhonarc/security-announce/msg00056.html
    Added Reference http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109163866717909&w=2
    Added Reference http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109181639602978&w=2
    Added Reference http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109761239318458&w=2
    Added Reference http://scary.beasts.org/security/CESA-2004-001.txt
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/22957
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/22958
    Added Reference http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-200663-1
    Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-536
    Added Reference http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200408-03.xml
    Added Reference http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200408-22.xml
    Added Reference http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/236656
    Added Reference http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:079
    Added Reference http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:212
    Added Reference http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:213
    Added Reference http://www.mozilla.org/projects/security/known-vulnerabilities.html
    Added Reference http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2004_23_libpng.html
    Added Reference http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-402.html
    Added Reference http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-429.html
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10857
    Added Reference http://www.trustix.net/errata/2004/0040/
    Added Reference http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA04-217A.html
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.fedora.us/show_bug.cgi?id=1943
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16895
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10203
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2572
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 11, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10203 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:2572 [Tool Signature, US Government Resource]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2572 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10203 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 11, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/16895 [Patch, Vendor Advisory]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16895 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 18, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=bugtraq&m=109163866717909&w=2
    Removed Reference http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=bugtraq&m=109761239318458&w=2
    Removed Reference http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=bugtraq&m=109181639602978&w=2
    Added Reference http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109163866717909&w=2
    Added Reference http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109761239318458&w=2
    Added Reference http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109181639602978&w=2
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 01, 2004

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2004-0598 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2004-0598 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

21.74 }} 6.92%

score

0.96460

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability