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Vulnerability · CVE-2010-1205

Buffer overflow in pngpread.c in libpng before 1.2.44 and 1.4.x before 1.4.3, as used in progressive applications, might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary co…

Published Jun 30, 2010 · catalog updated Jun 16, 2026 · Apple

Check this week

CVE-2010-1205 is not in CISA KEV. FIRST estimates a 43.38% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Check whether you run Apple.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
Critical9.8
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
43.38%
Remediation
Version ranges on file
Affected products
cpe apple/iphone os · cpe apple/itunes · cpe apple/mac os x · cpe apple/mac os x server · cpe apple/safari · cpe google/chrome

Buffer overflow in pngpread.c in libpng before 1.2.44 and 1.4.x before 1.4.3, as used in progressive applications, might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a PNG image that triggers an additional data row.

Are you affected?

Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.

The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.

  • cpe apple/iphone os>= 2.0, <= 4.1
  • cpe apple/itunes< 10.2
  • cpe apple/mac os x< 10.6.4
  • cpe apple/mac os x server< 10.6.4
  • cpe apple/safari< 5.0.4
  • cpe google/chrome< 5.0.375.99
  • cpe libpng/libpng< 1.2.44
  • cpe libpng/libpng< 1.4.3
  • cpe opensuse/opensuse11.1
  • cpe opensuse/opensuse11.2
  • cpe vmware/player< 2.5.5
  • cpe vmware/player< 3.1.2

How to fix CVE-2010-1205

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

CVE-2010-1205 is not in CISA KEV. FIRST estimates a 43.38% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Check whether you run Apple.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with apple/iphone os >= 2.0, <= 4.1; apple/mac os x < 10.6.4; apple/mac os x server < 10.6.4. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-120: Classic Buffer Overflow. EPSS 43.38%. There is no CISA KEV listing. A public exploit reference is linked in Sources. That is not the same as confirmed exploitation. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Jun 30, 2010 · Apple Security Releases

    Detected

    Buffer overflow in pngpread.c in libpng before 1.2.44 and 1.4.x before 1.4.3, as used in progressive applications, might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a PNG image that triggers an additional data row.

  2. Jun 16, 2026 · Apple Security Releases

    Updated

    Buffer overflow in pngpread.c in libpng before 1.2.44 and 1.4.x before 1.4.3, as used in progressive applications, might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a PNG image that triggers an additional data row.

Sources

  • Apple Security ReleasesVendor advisoryCVE-2010-1205

    Buffer overflow in pngpread.c in libpng before 1.2.44 and 1.4.x before 1.4.3, as used in progressive applications, might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a PNG image that triggers an additional data row.

    nvd.nist.gov
  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2010-1205

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2010-1205

    30-day exploitation probability 43.38%

    first.org
  • Exploit DatabasePublic exploit reference14422

    Public exploit archive reference. This is not confirmation of exploitation. The exploit body is not stored here.

    exploit-db.com

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 23, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.