CVE-2002-0728 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in libpng versions 1.2.x prior to 1.2.4 and 1.0.x prior to 1.0.14. This flaw allows an unauthenticated attacker to trigger a denial of service (crash) by providing a specially crafted PNG data stream with excessive IDAT data. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0, indicating a medium severity, and its impact is limited to availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.0.14CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:greg_roelofs:libpng:1.0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.2.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:greg_roelofs:libpng:1.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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