ubuntu · CVE-2004-0598

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Priority: medium Published: 2004-11-23 05:00:00 UTC Updated: 2025-07-17 16:33:56 UTC

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Freshness: upstream tracker timestamp is available; use API updated time as primary recency signal.

Tracker summary

CVE-2004-0598 medium priority: Ubuntu including 2 source packages (libpng, libpng3), 8 status rows across 4 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, upstream): released 5, needs-triage 2, DNE 1.

Description:

The png_handle_iCCP function in libpng 1.2.5 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a certain PNG image that triggers a null dereference.

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