What is CVE-2010-1205?

CVE-2010-1205 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Apple Iphone OS, classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2010-06-30.

How severe is CVE-2010-1205?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2010-1205 known to be exploited?

14 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Buffer overflow in Apple Iphone OS

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 code via a PNG image that triggers an additional data row.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2010-06-30 · last modified 2026-06-16.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.434 (98.7th percentile), scored 2026-10-19.

Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 99th percentile — 98.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.434 · newest: 0.434 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-120 — Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

www.mandriva.com/security/advisories (vendor-advisory, Broken Link)
www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2010-0014.html (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/41174 (Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, vdb-entry)
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1877 (vdb-entry, Broken Link)
googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2010/07/stable-channel-update.html (Third Party Advisory, Release Notes)
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3045 (vdb-entry, Broken Link)
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/59815 (Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, vdb-entry)
support.apple.com/kb/HT4435 (Broken Link)
www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2010/mfsa2010-41.html (Third Party Advisory)
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11851 (signature, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2010-1205?: CVE-2010-1205 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Apple Iphone OS, classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2010-06-30.
How severe is CVE-2010-1205?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2010-1205 known to be exploited?: 14 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.