7.5

CVE-2004-0768: greg_roelofs libpng3

CVSS: 7.5v2.0HighModified
Published 19-08-2004Last modified 08-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2004-0768 is a high (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability in greg_roelofs libpng3. EPSS estimates a 3.26% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 88.2% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
31/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
3.26%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 1
DSA-536

Timeline

  1. 19-08-2004
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 08-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

libpng 1.2.5 and earlier does not properly calculate certain buffer offsets, which could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a buffer overflow attack.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

3.26%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

88%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 3.26% on 22-09-2026

22-09-202622-10-2026
EPSS score
3.26%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Greg_roelofs1 product
  • libpng31.2.0 | 1.2.1 | 1.2.2 | 1.2.3 | 1.2.4 | 1.2.5

1 vendor · 1 product

References

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