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Vulnerability record · CVE-2004-0598 · published 23 November 2004

CVE-2004-0598: Greg roelofs libpng vulnerability

Greg Roelofs · Libpng

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.

5.0 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 6.1% · top 6.8%
5.0CVSS 2.0 base score
6.1%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
54References, 4 tagged exploit
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

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.

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
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 ExploitVendor 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 PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200408-03.xml PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200408-22.xml PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/236656 Third Party AdvisoryUS 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 PatchVendor 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 ExploitPatchVendor Advisory
http://www.trustix.net/errata/2004/0040/ Vendor Advisory
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA04-217A.html Third Party AdvisoryUS 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 ExploitVendor 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 PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200408-03.xml PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200408-22.xml PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/236656 Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2004-0598), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.