CVE-2007-5269

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

Certain chunk handlers in libpng before 1.0.29 and 1.2.x before 1.2.21 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via crafted (1) pCAL (png_handle_pCAL), (2) sCAL (png_handle_sCAL), (3) tEXt (png_push_read_tEXt), (4) iTXt (png_handle_iTXt), and (5) ztXT (png_handle_ztXt) chunking in PNG images, which trigger out-of-bounds read operations.

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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
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=195261
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307562
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008//May/msg00001.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Mar/msg00001.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2008-August/064118.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2008/000008.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/27093
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27284
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/27369
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/27391
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/27405
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/27492
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/27529
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/27629
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/27662
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/27746
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/27965
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/29420
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/30161
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/30430
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/31712
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/31713
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/34388
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/35302
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/35386
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-25.xml
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2007&m=slackware-security.520323
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?thread_name=3.0.6.32.20071004082318.012a7628%40mail.comcast.net&forum_name=png-mng-implement
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-259989-1
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-77-1020521.1-1
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-460.htm
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-208.htm
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.coresecurity.com/?action=item&id=2148
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1750
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200711-08.xml
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200805-07.xml
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:217
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_25_sr.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0992.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/483582/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489135/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489739/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495869/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25956
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28276
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018849
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-538-1
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-150A.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
US Government Resource
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0005.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0014.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vmware.com/support/ace2/doc/releasenotes_ace2.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vmware.com/support/player/doc/releasenotes_player.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vmware.com/support/player2/doc/releasenotes_player2.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vmware.com/support/server/doc/releasenotes_server.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vmware.com/support/ws55/doc/releasenotes_ws55.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vmware.com/support/ws6/doc/releasenotes_ws6.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3390
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0905/references
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0924/references
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1697
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2466
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1462
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1560
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=327791
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=337461
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1814
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10614
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-November/msg00072.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-October/msg00353.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-October/msg00356.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://android-developers.blogspot.com/2008/03/android-sdk-update-m5-rc15-released.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=195261
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307562
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008//May/msg00001.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Mar/msg00001.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2008-August/064118.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2008/000008.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/27093
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27284
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/27369
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/27391
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/27405
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/27492
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/27529
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/27629
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/27662
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/27746
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/27965
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/29420
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/30161
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/30430
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/31712
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/31713
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/34388
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/35302
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/35386
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-25.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2007&m=slackware-security.520323
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?thread_name=3.0.6.32.20071004082318.012a7628%40mail.comcast.net&forum_name=png-mng-implement
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-259989-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-77-1020521.1-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-460.htm
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-208.htm
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.coresecurity.com/?action=item&id=2148
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1750
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200711-08.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200805-07.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:217
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_25_sr.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0992.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/483582/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489135/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489739/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495869/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25956
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28276
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018849
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-538-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-150A.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
US Government Resource
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0005.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0014.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vmware.com/support/ace2/doc/releasenotes_ace2.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vmware.com/support/player/doc/releasenotes_player.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vmware.com/support/player2/doc/releasenotes_player2.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vmware.com/support/server/doc/releasenotes_server.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vmware.com/support/ws55/doc/releasenotes_ws55.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vmware.com/support/ws6/doc/releasenotes_ws6.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3390
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0905/references
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0924/references
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1697
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2466
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1462
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1560
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=327791
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=337461
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1814
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10614
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-November/msg00072.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-October/msg00353.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-October/msg00356.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

142 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
4.8%
91th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-20

Affected Vendors

libpng

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