Executive Summary

Summary
Title Netscape 4.8 contains security flaws
Informations
Name RHSA-2004:429 First vendor Publication 2004-08-18
Vendor RedHat Last vendor Modification 2004-08-18
Severity (Vendor) N/A Revision 01

Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3

Cvss vector : N/A
Overall CVSS Score NA
Base Score NA Environmental Score NA
impact SubScore NA Temporal Score NA
Exploitabality Sub Score NA
 
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Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2

Cvss vector : (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Cvss Base Score 10 Attack Range Network
Cvss Impact Score 10 Attack Complexity Low
Cvss Expoit Score 10 Authentication None Required
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Detail

Problem Description:

Netscape Navigator and Netscape Communicator 4.8 as distributed with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 contain security flaws and should not be used.

2. Problem description:

Netscape Navigator and Netscape Communicator have been removed from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 CD-ROM distribution as part of Update 5. These packages were based on Netscape 4.8, which is known to be vulnerable to recent critical security issues, such as CAN-2004-0597, CAN-2004-0598, and CAN-2004-0599.

Netscape 7.2 contains fixes for these issues and is available from http://www.netscape.com/. Netscape 4.8 packages will also remain available via Red Hat Network for those who choose to use them despite their known security vulnerabilities.
Users of Netscape 4.8 are advised to switch to Mozilla, which is included and supported in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1, and offers comparable functionality.

3. Solution:

Red Hat Enterprise 2.1 users who do not need the functionality of Netscape 4.8 should uninstall the netscape packages.

4. References:

http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2004-0597 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2004-0598 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2004-0599

5. Contact:

The Red Hat security contact is . More contact details at https://www.redhat.com/security/team/contact.html

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Original Source

Url : https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2004-429.html

OVAL Definitions

Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10203
 
Oval ID: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10203
Title: 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.
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.
Family: unix Class: vulnerability
Reference(s): CVE-2004-0598
Version: 5
Platform(s): Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
CentOS Linux 3
Product(s):
Definition Synopsis:
Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10938
 
Oval ID: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10938
Title: Multiple integer overflows in the (1) png_read_png in pngread.c or (2) png_handle_sPLT functions in pngrutil.c or (3) progressive display image reading capability in libpng 1.2.5 and earlier allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a malformed PNG image.
Description: Multiple integer overflows in the (1) png_read_png in pngread.c or (2) png_handle_sPLT functions in pngrutil.c or (3) progressive display image reading capability in libpng 1.2.5 and earlier allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a malformed PNG image.
Family: unix Class: vulnerability
Reference(s): CVE-2004-0599
Version: 5
Platform(s): Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
CentOS Linux 3
Product(s):
Definition Synopsis:
Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11284
 
Oval ID: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11284
Title: Multiple buffer overflows in libpng 1.2.5 and earlier, as used in multiple products, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via malformed PNG images in which (1) the png_handle_tRNS function does not properly validate the length of transparency chunk (tRNS) data, or the (2) png_handle_sBIT or (3) png_handle_hIST functions do not perform sufficient bounds checking.
Description: Multiple buffer overflows in libpng 1.2.5 and earlier, as used in multiple products, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via malformed PNG images in which (1) the png_handle_tRNS function does not properly validate the length of transparency chunk (tRNS) data, or the (2) png_handle_sBIT or (3) png_handle_hIST functions do not perform sufficient bounds checking.
Family: unix Class: vulnerability
Reference(s): CVE-2004-0597
Version: 5
Platform(s): Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
CentOS Linux 3
Product(s):
Definition Synopsis:
Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1479
 
Oval ID: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1479
Title: Integer Overflow in libpng via Malformed PNG Image
Description: Multiple integer overflows in the (1) png_read_png in pngread.c or (2) png_handle_sPLT functions in pngrutil.c or (3) progressive display image reading capability in libpng 1.2.5 and earlier allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a malformed PNG image.
Family: unix Class: vulnerability
Reference(s): CVE-2004-0599
Version: 1
Platform(s): Sun Solaris 7
Product(s): libpng
Definition Synopsis:
Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:2274
 
Oval ID: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:2274
Title: Windows Messenger 5 libpng Buffer Overflow
Description: Multiple buffer overflows in libpng 1.2.5 and earlier, as used in multiple products, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via malformed PNG images in which (1) the png_handle_tRNS function does not properly validate the length of transparency chunk (tRNS) data, or the (2) png_handle_sBIT or (3) png_handle_hIST functions do not perform sufficient bounds checking.
Family: windows Class: vulnerability
Reference(s): CVE-2004-0597
Version: 7
Platform(s): Microsoft Windows 2000
Product(s): Microsoft Data Access Components 2.8
Definition Synopsis:
Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:2378
 
Oval ID: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:2378
Title: Multiple Buffer Overflows in libpng
Description: Multiple buffer overflows in libpng 1.2.5 and earlier, as used in multiple products, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via malformed PNG images in which (1) the png_handle_tRNS function does not properly validate the length of transparency chunk (tRNS) data, or the (2) png_handle_sBIT or (3) png_handle_hIST functions do not perform sufficient bounds checking.
Family: unix Class: vulnerability
Reference(s): CVE-2004-0597
Version: 1
Platform(s): Sun Solaris 7
Product(s): libpng
Definition Synopsis:
Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:2572
 
Oval ID: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:2572
Title: DoS Vulnerability in libpng function png_handle_iCCP()
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.
Family: unix Class: vulnerability
Reference(s): CVE-2004-0598
Version: 1
Platform(s): Sun Solaris 7
Product(s): libpng
Definition Synopsis:
Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:4492
 
Oval ID: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:4492
Title: Adobe Acrobat Reader libpng Buffer Overflow
Description: Multiple buffer overflows in libpng 1.2.5 and earlier, as used in multiple products, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via malformed PNG images in which (1) the png_handle_tRNS function does not properly validate the length of transparency chunk (tRNS) data, or the (2) png_handle_sBIT or (3) png_handle_hIST functions do not perform sufficient bounds checking.
Family: windows Class: vulnerability
Reference(s): CVE-2004-0597
Version: 2
Platform(s): Microsoft Windows 98
Microsoft Windows ME
Microsoft Windows NT
Microsoft Windows 2000
Microsoft Windows XP
Product(s): Adobe Acrobat Reader
Definition Synopsis:
Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:594
 
Oval ID: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:594
Title: Windows Messenger 6 libpng Buffer Overflow
Description: Multiple buffer overflows in libpng 1.2.5 and earlier, as used in multiple products, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via malformed PNG images in which (1) the png_handle_tRNS function does not properly validate the length of transparency chunk (tRNS) data, or the (2) png_handle_sBIT or (3) png_handle_hIST functions do not perform sufficient bounds checking.
Family: windows Class: vulnerability
Reference(s): CVE-2004-0597
Version: 5
Platform(s): Microsoft Windows 2000
Microsoft Windows XP
Product(s): MSN Messenger
Definition Synopsis:
Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:7709
 
Oval ID: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:7709
Title: libpng buffer overflow
Description: Multiple buffer overflows in libpng 1.2.5 and earlier, as used in multiple products, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via malformed PNG images in which (1) the png_handle_tRNS function does not properly validate the length of transparency chunk (tRNS) data, or the (2) png_handle_sBIT or (3) png_handle_hIST functions do not perform sufficient bounds checking.
Family: windows Class: vulnerability
Reference(s): CVE-2004-0597
Version: 9
Platform(s): Microsoft Windows 98
Microsoft Windows ME
Microsoft Windows NT
Microsoft Windows 2000
Microsoft Windows Server 2003
Microsoft Windows XP
Microsoft Windows Vista
Microsoft Windows 7
Product(s): MSN Messenger 4.7
MSN Messenger 6.1
MSN Messenger 6.2
Adobe Acrobat Reader
Definition Synopsis:

CPE : Common Platform Enumeration

TypeDescriptionCount
Application 17
Application 2
Application 1
Application 1
Os 1
Os 1

OpenVAS Exploits

Date Description
2008-09-24 Name : Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200408-03 (libpng)
File : nvt/glsa_200408_03.nasl
2008-09-24 Name : Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200408-22 (mozilla)
File : nvt/glsa_200408_22.nasl
2008-09-04 Name : FreeBSD Ports: ImageMagick, ImageMagick-nox11
File : nvt/freebsd_ImageMagick3.nasl
2008-09-04 Name : FreeBSD Ports: png
File : nvt/freebsd_png.nasl
2008-01-17 Name : Debian Security Advisory DSA 536-1 (libpng)
File : nvt/deb_536_1.nasl
2008-01-17 Name : Debian Security Advisory DSA 570-1 (libpng)
File : nvt/deb_570_1.nasl
2008-01-17 Name : Debian Security Advisory DSA 571-1 (libpng3)
File : nvt/deb_571_1.nasl
0000-00-00 Name : Slackware Advisory SSA:2004-222-01 libpng
File : nvt/esoft_slk_ssa_2004_222_01.nasl
0000-00-00 Name : Slackware Advisory SSA:2004-223-01 Mozilla
File : nvt/esoft_slk_ssa_2004_223_01.nasl
0000-00-00 Name : Slackware Advisory SSA:2004-223-02 imagemagick
File : nvt/esoft_slk_ssa_2004_223_02.nasl

Open Source Vulnerability Database (OSVDB)

Id Description
8326 libpng png_handle_tRNS Remote Overflow

A remote overflow exists in libpng. The library function png_handle_tRNS fails to perform a length check on PNG images resulting in a buffer overflow. With a specially crafted PNG file, an attacker can cause the execution of code resulting in a loss of integrity.
8316 libpng pngrutil.c Multiple Function Progressive Display Image Reading Overflow

A potential local integer overflow exists in libpng. The library function png_push_read_chunk contains code that might be susceptible to integer overflows. It is currently unknown how dangerous this code might be. With a specially crafted request, an attacker might cause crashes or execution of code resulting in a loss of availability.
8315 libpng png_read_png Integer Overflow

A local overflow exists in libpng. The library function png_read_png fails to validate the height of input PNG files resulting in a possible integer overflow. With a specially crafted request, an attacker might cause a crash of the applicatioin resulting in a loss of availability.
8314 libpng png_handle_sPLT Local Overflow

A local overflow exists in libpng. The library function png_handle_sPLT fails to validate input resulting in a possible integer overflow. With a specially crafted request, an attacker might theoretically cause execution of code resulting in a loss of integrity.
8313 libpng png_handle_iCCP() Function NULL Pointer Dereference DoS

A local overflow exists in libpng. The library function png_handle_iCCP fails to validate the input length from PNG files resulting in a possible NULL-pointer being referenced. With a specially crafted request, an attacker can cause denial of service which might result in a loss of availability for the application.
8312 libpng png_handle_sBIT() Local Overflow

A local overflow exists in libpng. The library function png_handle_sBIT relies on checks in other functions to perform input validation resulting in a possible buffer overflow. With a specially crafted PNG file, an attacker might cause execution of code resulting in a loss of integrity.

Snort® IPS/IDS

Date Description
2014-01-10 Microsoft Multiple Products PNG large image height download attempt
RuleID : 3133-community - Revision : 15 - Type : FILE-IMAGE
2014-01-10 Microsoft Multiple Products PNG large image height download attempt
RuleID : 3133 - Revision : 15 - Type : FILE-IMAGE
2014-01-10 libpng tRNS overflow attempt
RuleID : 2673-community - Revision : 12 - Type : FILE-IMAGE
2014-01-10 libpng tRNS overflow attempt
RuleID : 2673 - Revision : 12 - Type : FILE-IMAGE

Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner

Date Description
2009-04-23 Name : The remote FreeBSD host is missing one or more security-related updates.
File : freebsd_pkg_f9e3e60be65011d89b0a000347a4fa7d.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2007-02-18 Name : The remote Mandrake Linux host is missing one or more security updates.
File : mandrake_MDKSA-2006-213.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2007-02-18 Name : The remote Mandrake Linux host is missing a security update.
File : mandrake_MDKSA-2006-212.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2006-01-15 Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security-related patches.
File : ubuntu_USN-1-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2005-07-13 Name : The remote Slackware host is missing a security update.
File : Slackware_SSA_2004-223-01.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2005-07-13 Name : The remote Slackware host is missing a security update.
File : Slackware_SSA_2004-222-01.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2005-07-13 Name : The remote Slackware host is missing a security update.
File : Slackware_SSA_2004-223-02.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2005-02-08 Name : Arbitrary code can be executed on the remote host through the Media Player.
File : smb_nt_ms05-009.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2004-11-10 Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.
File : debian_DSA-571.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2004-11-10 Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.
File : debian_DSA-570.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2004-09-29 Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.
File : debian_DSA-536.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2004-08-30 Name : The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.
File : gentoo_GLSA-200408-03.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2004-08-30 Name : The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.
File : gentoo_GLSA-200408-22.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2004-08-22 Name : The remote Mandrake Linux host is missing one or more security updates.
File : mandrake_MDKSA-2004-079.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2004-08-22 Name : The remote Mandrake Linux host is missing one or more security updates.
File : mandrake_MDKSA-2004-082.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2004-08-10 Name : The remote host is missing a Mac OS X update that fixes a security issue.
File : macosx_SecUpd20040809.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2004-08-05 Name : The remote Fedora Core host is missing a security update.
File : fedora_2004-236.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2004-08-05 Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates.
File : redhat-RHSA-2004-421.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2004-08-05 Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates.
File : redhat-RHSA-2004-402.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2004-08-05 Name : The remote Fedora Core host is missing a security update.
File : fedora_2004-239.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2004-08-05 Name : The remote Fedora Core host is missing a security update.
File : fedora_2004-238.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2004-08-05 Name : The remote Fedora Core host is missing a security update.
File : fedora_2004-237.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2004-08-04 Name : The remote host is missing a vendor-supplied security patch
File : suse_SA_2004_023.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2004-07-06 Name : The remote host is using an unsupported version of Mac OS X.
File : macosx_version.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO