security flaw
Published Jul 26, 2002
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.09%
Description
Buffer overflow in the progressive reader for libpng 1.2.x before 1.2.4, and 1.0.x before 1.0.14, allows attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a PNG data stream that has more IDAT data than indicated by the IHDR chunk.
Affected products
No data.
- 1.0.14
- 1.2.4
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2002:152
Red Hat Linux 6.2
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2002:151
Red Hat Linux 7.0
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2002:151
Red Hat Linux 7.1
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2002:151
Red Hat Linux 7.1
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2003:157
Red Hat Linux 7.2
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2002:151
Red Hat Linux 7.3
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2002:151
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2002:152 |
| Red Hat Linux 6.2 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2002:151 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.0 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2002:151 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.1 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2002:151 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.1 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2003:157 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.2 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2002:151 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.3 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2002:151 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.09% (0.02092) | 80.95th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.09% (0.02092) | 79.13th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.54% (0.00542) | 65.70th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.51% (0.00514) | 77.46th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 25, 2024 | 0.51% (0.00514) | 76.77th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.41% (0.00410) | 73.20th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 4, 2023 | 0.41% (0.00410) | 70.95th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 24, 2023 | 0.44% (0.00442) | 71.16th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.42% (0.00419) | 70.14th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 40.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 38.88th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 36.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 19.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (9)
- ftp://swrinde.nde.swri.edu/pub/png-group/archives/png-list.200207 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000512 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CONECTIVA
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2002-152.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-140 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2002/MDKSA-2002-049.php vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKE
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2002-0728 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1616803 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-0728
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2002-0728
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| ftp://swrinde.nde.swri.edu/pub/png-group/archives/png-list.200207 | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000512 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CONECTIVA | |
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2002-152.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-140 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN | |
| http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2002/MDKSA-2002-049.php | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKE | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2002-0728 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1616803 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-0728 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2002-0728 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.