Description
The Portable Network Graphics library (libpng) 1.0.15 and earlier allows attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a malformed PNG image file that triggers an error that causes an out-of-bounds read when creating the error message.
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 ↗Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 3 | libpng +1 | 2:1.2.2-21 | RHSA-2004:180 |
| RHEL 3 | libpng10 +1 | 1.0.13-12 | RHSA-2004:180 |
Advisories 2
- RHSA-2004:180 Red Hat Security Advisory: libpng security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 26, 2026
- DSA-498 libpng - out of bound access Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
References
- FEDORA-2004-106 vendor-advisory
- 20040429 [OpenPKG-SA-2004.017] OpenPKG Security Advisory (png) mailing-list
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:971 vdb-entry signature
- DSA-498 vendor-advisory
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11710 vdb-entry signature
- MDKSA-2004:040 vendor-advisory
- 22958 third-party-advisory
- libpng-png-dos(16022) vdb-entry
- APPLE-SA-2004-09-09 vendor-advisory
- 10244 vdb-entry
- FEDORA-2004-105 vendor-advisory
- MDKSA-2006:213 vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2004:180 vendor-advisory
- MDKSA-2006:212 vendor-advisory
- 2004-0025 vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2004:181 vendor-advisory
- 22957 third-party-advisory