CVE-2007-5267

Description

Off-by-one error in ICC profile chunk handling in the png_set_iCCP function in pngset.c in libpng before 1.2.22 beta1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted PNG image, due to an incorrect fix for CVE-2007-5266.

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 2.74% Top 15%
Vendor Advisory sun.com Vendor Advisory sun.com Vendor Advisory apple.com Vendor Advisory slackware.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3391 vdb entry
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1814
http://secunia.com/advisories/35386 third party advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-77-1020521.1-1 vendor advisory
http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_name=3.0.6.32.20071005143158.012ada08%40mail.comcast.net mailing list patch
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1560 vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1462 vdb entry
http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?thread_name=47067C84.7010205%40playstation.sony.com&forum_name=png-mng-implement mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/27746 third party advisory
http://www.coresecurity.com/?action=item&id=2148
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-259989-1 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35302 third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0924/references vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/27130 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29420 third party advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Mar/msg00001.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27284 third party advisory
http://android-developers.blogspot.com/2008/03/android-sdk-update-m5-rc15-released.html
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307562
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2007&m=slackware-security.520323 vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/483582/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-208.htm
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25957 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489135/100/0/threaded mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-5267?
CVE-2007-5267 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2007-5267?
To fix CVE-2007-5267, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2007-5267 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2007-5267 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~3% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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