CVE-2007-5269
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2007-5269 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | mitre |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2007-10-08 21:17:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC |
| Description | Certain chunk handlers in libpng before 1.0.29 and 1.2.x before 1.2.21 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via crafted (1) pCAL (png_handle_pCAL), (2) sCAL (png_handle_sCAL), (3) tEXt (png_push_read_tEXt), (4) iTXt (png_handle_iTXt), and (5) ztXT (png_handle_ztXt) chunking in PNG images, which trigger out-of-bounds read operations. |
Risk And Classification
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
NetworkAccess Complexity
LowAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
NoneIntegrity
NoneAvailability
PartialAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bug 327791 – CVE-2007-5269 libpng DoS via multiple out-of-bounds reads | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | bugzilla.redhat.com | |
| Gentoo Linux Documentation -- libpng: Multiple Denials of Service | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.gentoo.org | |
| Fedora update for libpng and libpng10 - Advisories - Secunia | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| USN-538-1: libpng vulnerabilities | Ubuntu | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.ubuntu.com | |
| SecurityFocus | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | |
| VMware Player Release Notes | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.vmware.com | |
| sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | sunsolve.sun.com | |
| SUSE Update for Multiple Packages - Advisories - Secunia | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| Webmail - OVH | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.vupen.com | |
| [Security-announce] VMSA-2008-0005 Updated VMware Workstation, VMware Player, VMware Server, VMware ACE, and VMware Fusion resolve critical security issues | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.vmware.com | |
| rPath update for libpng - Advisories - Secunia | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| Support / Security / Advisories / / MDKSA-2007:217 | Mandriva | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.mandriva.com | |
| VMware ESX / ESXi Server Multiple Vulnerabilities - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | sunsolve.sun.com | |
| Sun Solaris libpng Multiple Vulnerabilities - Secunia.com | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| rhn.redhat.com | Red Hat Support | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.redhat.com | |
| ASA-2009-208 (SUN 259989) | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | support.avaya.com | |
| Mac OS X Security Update Fixes Multiple Vulnerabilities - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-1750-1 libpng | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.debian.org | |
| SecurityFocus | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | |
| Webmail - OVH | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.vupen.com | |
| Core Security Technologies | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.coresecurity.com | |
| VMware Server Release Notes | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.vmware.com | |
| VMSA-2008-0005.1 - VMware | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.vmware.com | |
| libpng Chunk Handling Bugs Let Remote Users Deny Service - SecurityTracker | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securitytracker.com | |
| About Security Update 2008-002 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | docs.info.apple.com | |
| issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1814 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | issues.rpath.com | |
| Avaya CMS Solaris libpng Multiple Vulnerabilities - Secunia.com | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| 404 Page Not Found | SUSE | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.novell.com | |
| Ubuntu update for libpng - Advisories - Secunia | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| Slackware update for libpng - Advisories - Secunia | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| Repository / Oval Repository | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | oval.cisecurity.org | |
| Apple Mac OS X Security Update Fixes Multiple Vulnerabilities - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| [SECURITY] Fedora 7 Update: libpng-1.2.22-1.fc7 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.redhat.com | |
| SourceForge.net: png-mng-implement | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | sourceforge.net | Patch |
| VMware ACE Release Notes | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.vmware.com | |
| US-CERT Technical Cyber Security Alert TA08-150A -- Apple Updates for Multiple Vulnerabilities | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.us-cert.gov | US Government Resource |
| Libpng Library Multiple Remote Denial of Service Vulnerabilities | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | |
| Gentoo Bug 195261 - media-libs/libpng < 1.2.22 Multiple Denial of Service Vulnerabilities (CVE-2007-{5266,5268,5269}) | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | bugs.gentoo.org | |
| Linux Terminal Server Project: Multiple vulnerabilities — Gentoo Linux Documentation | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.gentoo.org | |
| Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.vupen.com | |
| libpng Multiple Denial of Service Vulnerabilities - Advisories - Secunia | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | Vendor Advisory |
| VMware Workstation 6 Release Notes | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.vmware.com | |
| Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.vupen.com | |
| VMSA-2008-0014.3 - VMware | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.vmware.com | |
| [SECURITY] Fedora Core 6 Update: libpng-1.2.10-10.fc6 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.redhat.com | |
| APPLE-SA-2008-05-28 Security Update 2008-003 and Mac OS X v10.5.3 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.apple.com | |
| VMware Player Release Notes | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.vmware.com | |
| The Slackware Linux Project: Slackware Security Advisories | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | slackware.com | |
| APPLE-SA-2008-03-18 Security Update 2008-002 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.apple.com | |
| ASA-2007-460 (RHSA-2007-0992) | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | support.avaya.com | |
| Debian update for libpng - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| Gentoo Linux Documentation -- VMware Player, Server, Workstation: Multiple vulnerabilities | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | security.gentoo.org | |
| Gentoo update for libpng - Advisories - Secunia | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| Android Developers Blog: Android SDK update: m5-rc15 released | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | android-developers.blogspot.com | |
| Fedora update for libpng - Advisories - Secunia | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| VMware ESX Server Multiple Vulnerabilities - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.vupen.com | |
| VMware Workstation 5.5 Release Notes | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.vmware.com | |
| Bug 337461 – CVE-2007-5269 libpng DoS via multiple out-of-bounds reads [F7] | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | bugzilla.redhat.com | |
| Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.vupen.com | |
| Red Hat update for libpng - Advisories - Secunia | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| SecurityFocus | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | |
| SecurityFocus | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | |
| VMware Server 1.0.5 and Workstation 6.0.3 Multiple Vulnerabilities | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | |
| Gentoo ltsp Multiple Vulnerabilities - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| Avaya Products libpng Denial of Service Vulnerability - Advisories - Secunia | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| [Full-disclosure] VMSA-2008-0014 Updates to VMware Workstation, VMware Player, VMware ACE, VMware Server, VMware ESX address information disclosure, privilege escalation and other security issues. | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.grok.org.uk | |
| [SECURITY] Fedora 7 Update: libpng10-1.0.29-1.fc7 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.redhat.com | |
| Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.vupen.com | |
| Mandriva update for libpng - Advisories - Secunia | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.