CVE-2007-5503

N/A Unknown
Published: November 30, 2007 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

Multiple integer overflows in Cairo before 1.4.12 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code, as demonstrated using a crafted PNG image with large width and height values, which is not properly handled by the read_png function.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=200350
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=201860
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://gitweb.freedesktop.org/?p=cairo%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=5c7d2d14d78e4dfb1ef6d2c40f0910f177e07360
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://gitweb.freedesktop.org/?p=cairo%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=e49bcde27f88e21d5b8037a0089a226096f6514b
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://gitweb.freedesktop.org/?p=cairo%3Ba=commitdiff_plain%3Bh=6020f67f1a49cfe3844c4938d4af24c63c8424cc%3Bhp=c79fc9af334fd6f2d1078071d64178125561b187
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2008-August/064118.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-02/msg00003.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-1078.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27775
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27819
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27880
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27887
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27985
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28289
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28476
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28529
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28555
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28838
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29767
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31707
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31711
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200712-04.xml
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-25.xml
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2007&m=slackware-security.362119
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0015
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1542
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200712-24.xml
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:019
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/486405/100/0/threaded
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495869/100/0/threaded
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26650
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019027
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0014.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.vmware.com/support/player2/doc/releasenotes_player2.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.vmware.com/support/server/doc/releasenotes_server.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.vmware.com/support/ws6/doc/releasenotes_ws6.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4045
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2466
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=387431
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38771
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1966
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11251
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://usn.ubuntu.com/550-1/
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://usn.ubuntu.com/550-2/
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-January/msg00630.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=200350
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=201860
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://gitweb.freedesktop.org/?p=cairo%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=5c7d2d14d78e4dfb1ef6d2c40f0910f177e07360
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://gitweb.freedesktop.org/?p=cairo%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=e49bcde27f88e21d5b8037a0089a226096f6514b
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://gitweb.freedesktop.org/?p=cairo%3Ba=commitdiff_plain%3Bh=6020f67f1a49cfe3844c4938d4af24c63c8424cc%3Bhp=c79fc9af334fd6f2d1078071d64178125561b187
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.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-02/msg00003.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-1078.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27775
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27819
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27880
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27887
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27985
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28289
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28476
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28529
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28555
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28838
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29767
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31707
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31711
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200712-04.xml
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.362119
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0015
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1542
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200712-24.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:019
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/486405/100/0/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/26650
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019027
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/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/ws6/doc/releasenotes_ws6.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4045
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2466
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=387431
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38771
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1966
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11251
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://usn.ubuntu.com/550-1/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://usn.ubuntu.com/550-2/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-January/msg00630.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

90 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
5.5%
92th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-189

Affected Vendors

redhat

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