CVE-2002-0660

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.

Published: 2002-08-12 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2002-0660 is rated Moderate Risk (61.9/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.98%). EPSS rose +2.03% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2002-0660

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.96% 2.98% +2.03%
2 2025-03-30 1.28% 0.96% -0.32%
3 2025-03-29 — 1.28% —

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2002-0660

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2002-0660

OS Trackers for CVE-2002-0660

vendor priority summary link
redhat high — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2002-0660

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2002-0660

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
greg_roelofs libpng 1.0.12 cpe:2.3:a:greg_roelofs:libpng:1.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
greg_roelofs libpng3 1.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:greg_roelofs:libpng3:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2002-0660

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