CVE-2007-5503

Summary

CVECVE-2007-5503
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2007-11-30 01:46:00 UTC
Updated2023-02-13 02:18:00 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

Problem Types: CWE-189

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Redhat Cairo All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH VUPEN www.vupen.com Vendor Advisory
Gentoo Linux Documentation -- Cairo: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code GENTOO security.gentoo.org
cgit.freedesktop.org http git virtual host MISC gitweb.freedesktop.org
Gentoo Bug 200350 - x11-libs/cairo <1.4.12 Buffer overflow in read_png() (CVE-2007-5503) CONFIRM bugs.gentoo.org
freedesktop.org git - cairo/commitdiff MISC gitweb.freedesktop.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 7 Update: cairo-1.4.14-1.fc7 FEDORA www.redhat.com
Ubuntu update for cairo - Advisories - Secunia SECUNIA secunia.com Vendor Advisory
VMware Workstation 6 Release Notes CONFIRM www.vmware.com
Debian update for libcairo - Advisories - Secunia SECUNIA secunia.com Vendor Advisory
access.redhat.com | CVE-2007-5503 MISC access.redhat.com
VMware Player Release Notes CONFIRM www.vmware.com
freedesktop.org git - cairo/commitdiff CONFIRM gitweb.freedesktop.org Exploit
Cairo PNG Image Processing Remote Integer Overflow Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com
Bug 387431 – CVE-2007-5503 cairo integer overflow CONFIRM bugzilla.redhat.com
Gentoo Linux Documentation -- VMware Player, Server, Workstation: Multiple vulnerabilities GENTOO security.gentoo.org
[security-announce] SUSE Security Summary Report SUSE-SR:2008:003 SUSE lists.opensuse.org
RHSA-2007:1078 REDHAT rhn.redhat.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
VMware Server Release Notes CONFIRM www.vmware.com
Gentoo update for cairo - Advisories - Secunia SECUNIA secunia.com Vendor Advisory
freedesktop.org git - cairo/commitdiff CONFIRM 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. FULLDISC lists.grok.org.uk
Red Hat Customer Portal MISC access.redhat.com
USN-550-1: Cairo vulnerability | Ubuntu security notices UBUNTU usn.ubuntu.com
wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0015 CONFIRM wiki.rpath.com
Webmail - OVH VUPEN www.vupen.com Vendor Advisory
Gentoo Bug 201860 - app-emulation/emul-linux-x86-gtklibs < 20071210 Merge newer cairo (CVE-2007-5503) MISC bugs.gentoo.org
Fedora update for cairo - Advisories - Secunia SECUNIA secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Gentoo update for emul-linux-x86-gtklibs - Advisories - Secunia SECUNIA secunia.com Vendor Advisory
freedesktop.org git - cairo/commitdiff MISC gitweb.freedesktop.org
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VMSA-2008-0014.3 - VMware CONFIRM www.vmware.com
SUSE Update for Multiple Packages - Advisories - Secunia SECUNIA secunia.com Vendor Advisory
USN-550-2: Cairo regression | Ubuntu security notices UBUNTU usn.ubuntu.com
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Repository / Oval Repository OVAL oval.cisecurity.org
SecurityTracker.com Archives - Cairo Integer Overflow in Processing PNG Files Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code SECTRACK www.securitytracker.com
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