CVE-2002-1363 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a crash or execute arbitrary code via a buffer overflow in the libpng library when processing malicious PNG files.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2002-1363?
CVE-2002-1363 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 1 Sep 2004. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Portable Network Graphics (PNG) library libpng 1.2.5 and earlier does not correctly calculate offsets, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a buffer overflow attack on the row buffers.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-1363?
It affects 1 product.
Linux distribution packages (24)
libpng Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as | All versions | 2:1.2.2-24 |
libpng-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as | All versions | 2:1.2.2-24 |
libpng-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as | All versions | 2:1.2.2-24 |
libpng10 Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as | All versions | 0:1.0.13-14 |
libpng10-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as | All versions | 0:1.0.13-14 |
libpng10-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as | All versions | 0:1.0.13-14 |
libpng Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop | All versions | 2:1.2.2-24 |
libpng-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop | All versions | 2:1.2.2-24 |
libpng-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop | All versions | 2:1.2.2-24 |
libpng10 Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop | All versions | 0:1.0.13-14 |
libpng10-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop | All versions | 0:1.0.13-14 |
libpng10-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop | All versions | 0:1.0.13-14 |
libpng Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es | All versions | 2:1.2.2-24 |
libpng-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es | All versions | 2:1.2.2-24 |
libpng-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es | All versions | 2:1.2.2-24 |
libpng10 Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es | All versions | 0:1.0.13-14 |
libpng10-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es | All versions | 0:1.0.13-14 |
libpng10-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es | All versions | 0:1.0.13-14 |
libpng Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws | All versions | 2:1.2.2-24 |
libpng-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws | All versions | 2:1.2.2-24 |
libpng-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws | All versions | 2:1.2.2-24 |
libpng10 Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws | All versions | 0:1.0.13-14 |
libpng10-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws | All versions | 0:1.0.13-14 |
libpng10-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws | All versions | 0:1.0.13-14 |
Products include Greg Roelofs Libpng.
How do I fix CVE-2002-1363?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2002-1363 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2002-1363 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DSA-213, GHSA-c3x2-x88p-4gpx, RHSA-2004:249.