Internet Explorer 5.01 through 6.0 does not properly check certain parameters of a PNG file when opening it, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) by triggering a heap-based buffer overflow using invalid length codes during decompression, aka Malformed PNG Image File Failure.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ie | Microsoft | 6.0-sp1 (including) | 6.0-sp1 (including) |
| Internet_explorer | Microsoft | 5.0.1 (including) | 5.0.1 (including) |
| Internet_explorer | Microsoft | 5.0.1-sp1 (including) | 5.0.1-sp1 (including) |
| Internet_explorer | Microsoft | 5.0.1-sp2 (including) | 5.0.1-sp2 (including) |
| Internet_explorer | Microsoft | 5.5 (including) | 5.5 (including) |
| Internet_explorer | Microsoft | 5.5-sp1 (including) | 5.5-sp1 (including) |
| Internet_explorer | Microsoft | 5.5-sp2 (including) | 5.5-sp2 (including) |
| Internet_explorer | Microsoft | 6.0 (including) | 6.0 (including) |
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2002-q4/0105.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq\u0026m=103970996205091\u0026w=2
- http://www.eeye.com/html/Research/Advisories/AD20021211.html
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10662.php
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6216
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2002/ms02-066
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A393
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A542
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2002-q4/0105.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq\u0026m=103970996205091\u0026w=2
- http://www.eeye.com/html/Research/Advisories/AD20021211.html
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10662.php
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6216
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2002/ms02-066
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A393
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A542