Description
Buffer overflow in libpng 1.0.12-3.woody.2 and libpng3 1.2.1-1.1.woody.2 on Debian GNU/Linux 3.0, and other operating systems, may allow attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code, a different vulnerability than CVE-2002-0728.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗Advisories 1
- DSA-140 libpng - buffer overflow Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
References
- DSA-140 vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2002:152 vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2002:151 vendor-advisory