CVE-2007-5266

N/A Unknown
Published: October 08, 2007 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

Off-by-one error in ICC profile chunk handling in the png_set_iCCP function in pngset.c in libpng before 1.0.29 beta1 and 1.2.x before 1.2.21 beta1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted PNG image that prevents a name field from being NULL terminated.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://android-developers.blogspot.com/2008/03/android-sdk-update-m5-rc15-released.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=195261
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307562
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008//May/msg00001.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Mar/msg00001.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27284
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27529
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27629
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27746
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29420
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30161
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30430
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35302
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35386
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2007&m=slackware-security.520323
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?thread_name=5122753600C3E94F87FBDFFCC090D1FF0400EA68%40MERCMBX07.na.sas.com&forum_name=png-mng-implement
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_name=e56ccc8f0709140846k24e9a040r81623783b6b1c00f%40mail.gmail.com
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-259989-1
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-77-1020521.1-1
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-208.htm
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.coresecurity.com/?action=item&id=2148
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200711-08.xml
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200805-07.xml
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:217
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/483582/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489135/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25957
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-150A.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0924/references
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1697
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1462
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1560
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1814
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link
http://android-developers.blogspot.com/2008/03/android-sdk-update-m5-rc15-released.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=195261
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307562
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008//May/msg00001.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Mar/msg00001.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27284
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27529
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27629
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27746
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29420
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30161
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30430
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35302
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35386
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2007&m=slackware-security.520323
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?thread_name=5122753600C3E94F87FBDFFCC090D1FF0400EA68%40MERCMBX07.na.sas.com&forum_name=png-mng-implement
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_name=e56ccc8f0709140846k24e9a040r81623783b6b1c00f%40mail.gmail.com
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-259989-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-77-1020521.1-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-208.htm
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.coresecurity.com/?action=item&id=2148
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200711-08.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200805-07.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:217
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/483582/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489135/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25957
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-150A.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0924/references
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1697
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1462
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1560
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1814
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link

66 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
3.4%
87th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-189

Affected Vendors

libpng

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