CVE-2007-5266

Name: CVE-2007-5266
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2007-10-08T21:17:00+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

UnknownEPSS 3.42%

Last modified Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2007-5266 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. Off-by-one error in ICC profile chunk handling in the png_set_iCCP function in pngset.c in libpng before 1.0.29 beta1 and 1.2.x before 1.2.21 beta1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted PNG image that prevents a name field from being NULL terminated.. EPSS estimates a 3.42% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

Off-by-one error in ICC profile chunk handling in the png_set_iCCP function in pngset.c in libpng before 1.0.29 beta1 and 1.2.x before 1.2.21 beta1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted PNG image that prevents a name field from being NULL terminated.

Metrics

EPSS Probability

3.42%

87.4th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-189

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Libpng	Libpng	<= 1.0.28
Libpng	Libpng	>= 1.2.0, <= 1.2.20

References

http://android-developers.blogspot.com/2008/03/android-sdk-update-m5-rc15-released.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=195261Third Party Advisory
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307562Third Party Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008//May/msg00001.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Mar/msg00001.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27284Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27529Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27629Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27746Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29420Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30161Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30430Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35302Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35386Third Party Advisory
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2007&m=slackware-security.520323Third Party Advisory
http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?thread_name=5122753600C3E94F87FBDFFCC090D1FF0400EA68%40MERCMBX07.na.sas.com&forum_name=png-mng-implementThird Party Advisory
http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_name=e56ccc8f0709140846k24e9a040r81623783b6b1c00f%40mail.gmail.comThird Party Advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-259989-1Broken Link
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-77-1020521.1-1Broken Link
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-208.htmThird Party Advisory
http://www.coresecurity.com/?action=item&id=2148Third Party Advisory
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200711-08.xmlThird Party Advisory
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200805-07.xmlThird Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:217Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/483582/100/0/threadedThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489135/100/0/threadedThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25957Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-150A.htmlThird Party Advisory, US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0924/referencesThird Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1697Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1462Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1560Third Party Advisory
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1814Broken Link
http://android-developers.blogspot.com/2008/03/android-sdk-update-m5-rc15-released.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=195261Third Party Advisory
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307562Third Party Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008//May/msg00001.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Mar/msg00001.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27284Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27529Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27629Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27746Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29420Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30161Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30430Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35302Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35386Third Party Advisory
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2007&m=slackware-security.520323Third Party Advisory
http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?thread_name=5122753600C3E94F87FBDFFCC090D1FF0400EA68%40MERCMBX07.na.sas.com&forum_name=png-mng-implementThird Party Advisory
http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_name=e56ccc8f0709140846k24e9a040r81623783b6b1c00f%40mail.gmail.comThird Party Advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-259989-1Broken Link
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-77-1020521.1-1Broken Link
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-208.htmThird Party Advisory
http://www.coresecurity.com/?action=item&id=2148Third Party Advisory
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200711-08.xmlThird Party Advisory
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200805-07.xmlThird Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:217Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/483582/100/0/threadedThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489135/100/0/threadedThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25957Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-150A.htmlThird Party Advisory, US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0924/referencesThird Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1697Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1462Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1560Third Party Advisory
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1814Broken Link

Timeline

Published: Oct 8, 2007
Last Modified: Jun 16, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2007-5266?

How severe is CVE-2007-5266?

Severity scoring for CVE-2007-5266 is pending analysis. The EPSS model estimates a 3.42% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2007-5266?

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Source: NVD / NIST