HIGH
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
Published Aug 19, 2004
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 3.26%
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.
Affected products
No data.
OR
- 1.2.0
- 1.2.1
- 1.2.2
- 1.2.3
- 1.2.4
- 1.2.5
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
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.
7.5 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
3.26% 0.03257
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.03257
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 (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.26% (0.03257) | 87.95th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.26% (0.03257) | 86.70th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 4.10% (0.04102) | 87.84th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jan 28, 2025 | 9.70% (0.09698) | 94.86th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 7.09% (0.07090) | 93.92th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 5.38% (0.05378) | 93.42th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 25, 2024 | 4.84% (0.04841) | 92.50th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 27, 2023 | 4.77% (0.04768) | 91.61th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 5.98% (0.05984) | 92.30th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 6.52% (0.06523) | 91.37th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 6.52% (0.06523) | 90.53th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 6.52% (0.06523) | 78.43th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (5)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33137 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-15.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-536 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANPatchVendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.fedora.us/show_bug.cgi?id=1943 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16914 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/33137 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-15.xml | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-536 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.fedora.us/show_bug.cgi?id=1943 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16914 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Aug 19, 2004
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved Aug 3, 2004
Link CVE-2004-0768
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a