CVE-2007-5503

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Summary

CVECVE-2007-5503
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2007-11-30 01:46:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionMultiple 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 6.8 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Problem Types: CWE-189 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Redhat Cairo All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

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Bug 387431 – CVE-2007-5503 cairo integer overflow af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-1542-1 libcairo af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
Gentoo Bug 200350 - x11-libs/cairo <1.4.12 Buffer overflow in read_png() (CVE-2007-5503) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugs.gentoo.org
Ubuntu update for cairo - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
rPath update for cairo - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Gentoo update for emul-linux-x86-gtklibs - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Red Hat update for cairo - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0015 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 wiki.rpath.com
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Gentoo Linux Documentation -- Cairo: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org
VMware Server Release Notes af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vmware.com
Cairo PNG Image Processing Remote Integer Overflow Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Cairo PNG Image Processing Integer Overflow - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1966 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 issues.rpath.com
[security-announce] SUSE Security Summary Report SUSE-SR:2008:003 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
Gentoo Bug 201860 - app-emulation/emul-linux-x86-gtklibs < 20071210 Merge newer cairo (CVE-2007-5503) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugs.gentoo.org
USN-550-2: Cairo regression | Ubuntu security notices af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 usn.ubuntu.com
Gentoo update for cairo - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org
The Slackware Linux Project: Slackware Security Advisories af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 slackware.com
Debian update for libcairo - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
SUSE Update for Multiple Packages - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Fedora update for cairo - 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 Vendor Advisory
VMSA-2008-0014.3 - VMware af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vmware.com
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-1078.html af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
VMware Player Release Notes af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vmware.com
[SECURITY] Fedora 7 Update: cairo-1.4.14-1.fc7 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
Webmail - OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Vendor Advisory
Gentoo Linux Documentation -- VMware Player, Server, Workstation: Multiple vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org
SecurityTracker.com Archives - Cairo Integer Overflow in Processing PNG Files Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Slackware update for cairo - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
freedesktop.org git - cairo/commitdiff af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 gitweb.freedesktop.org
Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2008:019 | Mandriva af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
Gentoo Linux Documentation -- AMD64 x86 emulation GTK+ library: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.gentoo.org
USN-550-1: Cairo vulnerability | Ubuntu security notices af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 usn.ubuntu.com
VMware Fusion Multiple Vulnerabilities - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Mandriva update for cairo - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
VMware Workstation Multiple Vulnerabilities - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
freedesktop.org git - cairo/commitdiff af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 gitweb.freedesktop.org
[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
cgit.freedesktop.org http git virtual host af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 gitweb.freedesktop.org
freedesktop.org git - cairo/commitdiff MITRE gitweb.freedesktop.org
freedesktop.org git - cairo/commitdiff MITRE gitweb.freedesktop.org
cgit.freedesktop.org http git virtual host MITRE gitweb.freedesktop.org
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