CVE-2007-5503

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.

Category

6.8
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 9.44% Top 10%
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Affected: n/a n/a
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References

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

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-5503?
CVE-2007-5503 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2007-5503?
To fix CVE-2007-5503, 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-2007-5503 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2007-5503 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~9% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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