CVE-2007-5266 json
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.…
published 2007-10-08 19 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2007-5246
- cvss
- 4.3
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 3.4%
- EPSS 3.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 88%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
red hat product security vex CVE-2007-5266 updated
libpng DoS / crash in png_set_iCCP
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Red Hat All currently supported Red Hat productsnot affected: vulnerable code not present
Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf
Exploit prediction
3.42% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 88% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-189 Numeric Errors
References
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mandriva.com
/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:217
vendor-advisory, third-party-advisory
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sunsolve.sun.com
/search/document.do?assetkey=1-77-1020521.1-1
vendor-advisory, broken-link
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sunsolve.sun.com
/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-259989-1
vendor-advisory, broken-link
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lists.apple.com
/archives/security-announce/2008/Mar/msg00001.html
vendor-advisory, mailing-list, third-party-advisory
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lists.apple.com
/archives/security-announce/2008//May/msg00001.html
vendor-advisory, mailing-list, third-party-advisory
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gentoo.org
/security/en/glsa/glsa-200805-07.xml
vendor-advisory, third-party-advisory
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gentoo.org
/security/en/glsa/glsa-200711-08.xml
vendor-advisory, third-party-advisory
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slackware.com
/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2007&m=slackware-security.520323
vendor-advisory, third-party-advisory
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issues.rpath.com
/browse/RPL-1814
broken-link
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secunia.com
/advisories/35386
third-party-advisory
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sourceforge.net
/mailarchive/forum.php?thread_name=5122753600C3E94F87FBDFFCC090D1FF0400EA68%40MERCMBX07.na.sas.com&forum_name=
mailing-list, third-party-advisory
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vupen.com
/english/advisories/2009/1560
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory
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vupen.com
/english/advisories/2009/1462
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory
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bugs.gentoo.org
/show_bug.cgi?id=195261
third-party-advisory
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secunia.com
/advisories/27529
third-party-advisory
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secunia.com
/advisories/27746
third-party-advisory
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coresecurity.com
/?action=item&id=2148
third-party-advisory
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secunia.com
/advisories/35302
third-party-advisory
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vupen.com
/english/advisories/2008/0924/references
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory
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us-cert.gov
/cas/techalerts/TA08-150A.html
third-party-advisory, us-government-resource
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secunia.com
/advisories/29420
third-party-advisory
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secunia.com
/advisories/27284
third-party-advisory
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secunia.com
/advisories/30430
third-party-advisory
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android-developers.blogspot.com
/2008/03/android-sdk-update-m5-rc15-released.html
third-party-advisory
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secunia.com
/advisories/30161
third-party-advisory
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sourceforge.net
/mailarchive/message.php?msg_name=e56ccc8f0709140846k24e9a040r81623783b6b1c00f%40mail.gmail.com
mailing-list, third-party-advisory
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docs.info.apple.com
/article.html?artnum=307562
third-party-advisory
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vupen.com
/english/advisories/2008/1697
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory
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securityfocus.com
/archive/1/483582/100/0/threaded
mailing-list, third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
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support.avaya.com
/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-208.htm
third-party-advisory
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securityfocus.com
/bid/25957
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory
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securityfocus.com
/archive/1/489135/100/0/threaded
mailing-list, third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
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secunia.com
/advisories/27629
third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2007-5266
- NVD CVE-2007-5266
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