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CVE-2010-1205

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2010-1205 describes a critical buffer overflow vulnerability in libpng versions prior to 1.2.44 and 1.4.3, impacting numerous products including Apple, Google, Mozilla, and various Linux distributions. This flaw, rated 9.8 CRITICAL, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by crafting a malicious PNG image that triggers an additional data row. While there is no evidence of active exploitation (KEV: No, Hot List: Inactive), a Denial of Service exploit exists on ExploitDB, and the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion with 10 mentions.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 1.2.44CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 1.4.0, < 1.4.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
< 5.0.375.99CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
< 10.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apple:itunes:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
< 5.0.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

9.8CRITICAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
43.38%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
98.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-14422 · Jul 20, 2010
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.4338 is in the 96th percentile among its peer group of 36,821 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (13)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: xulrunner-0:1.9.2.7-2.el5
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redhatpatch availablevia nvd_reference
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3Fixed in: libpng-2:1.2.2-30
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3Fixed in: libpng10-0:1.0.13-21
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3Fixed in: seamonkey-0:1.0.9-0.57.el3
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4Fixed in: libpng-2:1.2.7-3.el4_8.3
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4Fixed in: libpng10-0:1.0.16-3.el4_8.4
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4Fixed in: seamonkey-0:1.0.9-60.el4
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4Fixed in: firefox-0:3.6.7-2.el4
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: libpng-2:1.2.10-7.1.el5_5.3
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: thunderbird-0:2.0.0.24-6.el5
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: firefox-0:3.6.7-2.el5
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vmwarepatch availablevia nvd_reference
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Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2010-1205Critical

libpng: out-of-bounds memory write

Jun 25, 2010

References

blackberry.com / btsc/KB27244
Broken Link
code.google.com / p/chromium/issues/detail
ExploitIssue TrackingMailing ListThird Party Advisory
googlechromereleases.blogspot.com / 2010/07/stable-channel-update.html
Release NotesThird Party Advisory
libpng.git.sourceforge.net / git/gitweb.cgi
lists.apple.com / archives/security-announce/2010//Aug/msg00003.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.apple.com / archives/security-announce/2010//Nov/msg00000.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.apple.com / archives/security-announce/2010//Nov/msg00003.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.apple.com / archives/security-announce/2011/Mar/msg00000.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.apple.com / archives/security-announce/2011//Mar/msg00004.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.fedoraproject.org / pipermail/package-announce/2010-July/044283.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.fedoraproject.org / pipermail/package-announce/2010-July/044397.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2010-09/msg00006.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.vmware.com / pipermail/security-announce/2010/000105.html
Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
bugs.webkit.org / show_bug.cgi
Permissions RequiredThird Party Advisory
bugzilla.mozilla.org / show_bug.cgi
ExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/40302
Broken Link
secunia.com / advisories/40336
Broken Link
secunia.com / advisories/40472
Broken Link
secunia.com / advisories/40547
Broken Link
secunia.com / advisories/41574
Broken Link
secunia.com / advisories/42314
Broken Link
secunia.com / advisories/42317
Broken Link
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/59815
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
slackware.com / security/viewer.php
Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11851
Third Party Advisory
support.apple.com / kb/HT4312
Third Party Advisory
support.apple.com / kb/HT4435
Broken Link
support.apple.com / kb/HT4456
Third Party Advisory
support.apple.com / kb/HT4457
Third Party Advisory
support.apple.com / kb/HT4554
Third Party Advisory
support.apple.com / kb/HT4566
Broken Link
trac.webkit.org / changeset/61816
PatchThird Party Advisory
debian.org / security/2010/dsa-2072
Third Party Advisory
libpng.org / pub/png/libpng.html
ProductVendor Advisory
mandriva.com / security/advisories
Broken Link
mozilla.org / security/announce/2010/mfsa2010-41.html
Third Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/41174
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-960-1
Third Party Advisory
vmware.com / security/advisories/VMSA-2010-0014.html
PatchThird Party Advisory
vupen.com / english/advisories/2010/1612
Broken Link
vupen.com / english/advisories/2010/1637
Broken Link
vupen.com / english/advisories/2010/1755
Broken Link
vupen.com / english/advisories/2010/1837
Broken Link
vupen.com / english/advisories/2010/1846
Broken Link
vupen.com / english/advisories/2010/1877
Broken Link
vupen.com / english/advisories/2010/2491
Broken Link
vupen.com / english/advisories/2010/3045
Broken Link
vupen.com / english/advisories/2010/3046
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