CVE-2007-5268

Description

pngrtran.c in libpng before 1.0.29 and 1.2.x before 1.2.21 use (1) logical instead of bitwise operations and (2) incorrect comparisons, which might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted PNG image.

4.3

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 17.22% Top 10%

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Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1814	broken link
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:217	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35386	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27093	third party advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-77-1020521.1-1	vendor advisory broken link
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1560	vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1462	vdb entry third party advisory
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=195261	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27529	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27405	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27746	third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3390	vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.coresecurity.com/?action=item&id=2148	third party advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-259989-1	vendor advisory broken link
http://secunia.com/advisories/35302	third party advisory
http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?thread_name=3.0.6.32.20071004082318.012a7628%40mail.comcast.net&forum_name=png-mng-implement	mailing list third party advisory patch
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0924/references	vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-150A.html	third party advisory us government resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25956	vdb entry third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29420	third party advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Mar/msg00001.html	mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27284	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30430	third party advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-538-1	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008//May/msg00001.html	mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://android-developers.blogspot.com/2008/03/android-sdk-update-m5-rc15-released.html	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30161	third party advisory
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200805-07.xml	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_name=e56ccc8f0709140846k24e9a040r81623783b6b1c00f%40mail.gmail.com	mailing list third party advisory patch
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307562	third party advisory
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200711-08.xml	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_name=5122753600C3E94F87FBDFFCC090D1FF0400EBC5%40MERCMBX07.na.sas.com	third party advisory mailing list
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1697	vdb entry third party advisory
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2007&m=slackware-security.520323	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/483582/100/0/threaded	mailing list vdb entry third party advisory
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-208.htm	third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489135/100/0/threaded	mailing list vdb entry third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27629	third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-5268?: CVE-2007-5268 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2007-5268?: To fix CVE-2007-5268, 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-2007-5268 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2007-5268 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~17% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.