CVE-2007-5268

Name: CVE-2007-5268
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2007-10-08T21:17:00+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

UnknownEPSS 3.09%

Last modified Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2007-5268 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. 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.. EPSS estimates a 3.09% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Metrics

EPSS Probability

3.09%

86.1th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Libpng	Libpng	< 1.0.29
Libpng	Libpng	>= 1.2.0, < 1.2.21
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	6.06
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	6.10
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	7.04
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	7.10

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/27093Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27284Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27405Third 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=3.0.6.32.20071004082318.012a7628%40mail.comcast.net&forum_name=png-mng-implementPatch, Third Party Advisory
http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_name=5122753600C3E94F87FBDFFCC090D1FF0400EBC5%40MERCMBX07.na.sas.comThird Party Advisory
http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_name=e56ccc8f0709140846k24e9a040r81623783b6b1c00f%40mail.gmail.comPatch, Third 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/25956Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-538-1Third Party Advisory
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-150A.htmlThird Party Advisory, US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3390Third Party Advisory
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/27093Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27284Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27405Third 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=3.0.6.32.20071004082318.012a7628%40mail.comcast.net&forum_name=png-mng-implementPatch, Third Party Advisory
http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_name=5122753600C3E94F87FBDFFCC090D1FF0400EBC5%40MERCMBX07.na.sas.comThird Party Advisory
http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_name=e56ccc8f0709140846k24e9a040r81623783b6b1c00f%40mail.gmail.comPatch, Third 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/25956Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-538-1Third Party Advisory
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-150A.htmlThird Party Advisory, US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3390Third Party Advisory
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-2007-5268?

How severe is CVE-2007-5268?

Severity scoring for CVE-2007-5268 is pending analysis. The EPSS model estimates a 3.09% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2007-5268?

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Source: NVD / NIST