{"cve":"CVE-2010-0205","nvd":{"published":"2010-03-03T19:30:00.493","modified":"2026-06-16T23:15:42.420","status":"Modified","description":"The png_decompress_chunk function in pngrutil.c in libpng 1.0.x before 1.0.53, 1.2.x before 1.2.43, and 1.4.x before 1.4.1 does not properly handle compressed ancillary-chunk data that has a disproportionately large uncompressed representation, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory and CPU consumption, and application hang) via a crafted PNG file, as demonstrated by use of the deflate compression method on data composed of many occurrences of the same character, related to a \"decompression bomb\" attack.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-400"],"references":["http://libpng.sourceforge.net/ADVISORY-1.4.1.html","http://libpng.sourceforge.net/decompression_bombs.html","http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Nov/msg00000.html","http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-March/037237.html","http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-March/037355.html"],"products":["apple:mac_os_x","canonical:ubuntu_linux","debian:debian_linux","fedoraproject:fedora","libpng:libpng","opensuse:opensuse","suse:linux_enterprise_server"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T19:55:32.599380760+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2010-0205","score":0.04498,"percentile":0.91498,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}