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CVE-2010-1205 in the critical feed json

Buffer overflow in pngpread.c in libpng before 1.2.44 and 1.4.x before 1.4.3, as used in progressive applications, might allow remote attac…

published 16y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2010-1235

cvss
9.8
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
43.4%
EPSS 43.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 98%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

Buffer overflow in pngpread.c in libpng before 1.2.44 and 1.4.x before 1.4.3, as used in progressive applications, might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a PNG image that triggers an additional data row.

Patch / fix

  • libpng libpng 1.2.44, 1.4.3
  • google chrome 5.0.375.99
  • apple itunes 10.2
  • apple safari 5.0.4
  • vmware player 2.5.5, 3.1.2
  • vmware workstation 6.5.5, 7.1.2
  • mozilla firefox 3.5.11, 3.6.7
  • mozilla seamonkey 2.0.6
  • mozilla thunderbird 3.0.6, 3.1.1
  • apple mac_os_x 10.6.4
  • apple mac_os_x_server 10.6.4
  • tuxonice-userui Debian 12 1.0-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2010-1205

  • firefox RHEL 4 3.6.7-2.el4
  • firefox RHEL 5 3.6.7-2.el5
  • xulrunner RHEL 5 1.9.2.7-2.el5
  • seamonkey RHEL 3 1.0.9-0.57.el3
  • seamonkey RHEL 4 1.0.9-60.el4
  • seamonkey-nss RHEL 3 1.0.9-0.57.el3
  • seamonkey-chat RHEL 3 1.0.9-0.57.el3
  • seamonkey-chat RHEL 4 1.0.9-60.el4

red hat advisories RHSA-2010:0547RHSA-2010:0546RHSA-2010:0545RHSA-2010:0534

  • firefox-esr openSUSE Tumbleweed 128.5.1-1.1
  • libpng16 openSUSE Tumbleweed 1.6.26-1.1
  • MozillaFirefox openSUSE Tumbleweed 50.1.0-1.1
  • MozillaThunderbird openSUSE Tumbleweed 45.5.1-1.1
  • clamav openSUSE Tumbleweed 0.103.3-1.4

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:14572-1openSUSE-SU-2024:10050-1openSUSE-SU-2024:10071-1openSUSE-SU-2024:10230-1openSUSE-SU-2024:10685-1

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Vendor advisories

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red hat product security vex CVE-2010-1205 updated cvss 6.8

libpng: out-of-bounds memory write

  • Red Hat Desktop version 3 libpng 1.2.2-30, libpng10 1.0.13-21, seamonkey 1.0.9-0.57.el3, seamonkey-nss 1.0.9-0.57.el3, seamonkey-chat 1.0.9-0.57.el3, seamonkey-mail 1.0.9-0.57.el3, +3 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) firefox 3.6.7-2.el5, xulrunner 1.9.2.7-2.el5, libpng 1.2.10-7.1.el5_5.3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 libpng 1.2.2-30, libpng10 1.0.13-21, seamonkey 1.0.9-0.57.el3, seamonkey-nss 1.0.9-0.57.el3, seamonkey-chat 1.0.9-0.57.el3, seamonkey-mail 1.0.9-0.57.el3, +3 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 firefox 3.6.7-2.el4, libpng 1.2.7-3.el4_8.3, seamonkey 1.0.9-60.el4, libpng10 1.0.16-3.el4_8.4, seamonkey-chat 1.0.9-60.el4, seamonkey-mail 1.0.9-60.el4, +2 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) firefox 3.6.7-2.el5, xulrunner 1.9.2.7-2.el5, libpng 1.2.10-7.1.el5_5.3, thunderbird 2.0.0.24-6.el5 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 firefox 3.6.7-2.el4, libpng 1.2.7-3.el4_8.3, seamonkey 1.0.9-60.el4, libpng10 1.0.16-3.el4_8.4, seamonkey-chat 1.0.9-60.el4, seamonkey-mail 1.0.9-60.el4, +2 more
    +3 more products
    Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) xulrunner 1.9.2.7-2.el5, libpng 1.2.10-7.1.el5_5.3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 libpng 1.2.2-30, libpng10 1.0.13-21, seamonkey 1.0.9-0.57.el3, seamonkey-nss 1.0.9-0.57.el3, seamonkey-chat 1.0.9-0.57.el3, seamonkey-mail 1.0.9-0.57.el3, +3 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 firefox 3.6.7-2.el4, libpng 1.2.7-3.el4_8.3, seamonkey 1.0.9-60.el4, libpng10 1.0.16-3.el4_8.4, seamonkey-chat 1.0.9-60.el4, seamonkey-mail 1.0.9-60.el4, +2 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2010:0534
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Optional Productivity Applications (v. 5 server) thunderbird 2.0.0.24-6.el5
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2010:0545
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 libpng 1.2.2-30, libpng10 1.0.13-21, seamonkey 1.0.9-0.57.el3, seamonkey-nss 1.0.9-0.57.el3, seamonkey-chat 1.0.9-0.57.el3, seamonkey-mail 1.0.9-0.57.el3, +3 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 firefox 3.6.7-2.el4, libpng 1.2.7-3.el4_8.3, seamonkey 1.0.9-60.el4, libpng10 1.0.16-3.el4_8.4, seamonkey-chat 1.0.9-60.el4, seamonkey-mail 1.0.9-60.el4, +2 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2010:0534
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 libpng
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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Timeline

  1. Published
  2. First public exploit (EDB-14422)

Exploit prediction

43.38% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-14422 libpng 1.4.2 - Denial of Service dos, 2010-07-20
  • bugzilla.mozilla.org https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=570451 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • code.google.com http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=45983 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 7.5 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-120 Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input
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References

Sources

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