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CVE-2007-5266

15
FAUCET Score

CVE-2007-5266 describes an off-by-one error in the png_set_iCCP function within libpng versions prior to 1.0.29 beta1 and 1.2.21 beta1. This flaw allows a remote attacker to trigger a denial of service (crash) by providing a specially crafted PNG image that prevents a name field from being properly NULL terminated. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.3, indicating a medium attack complexity and potential for partial availability impact, with no confidentiality or integrity impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 1.0.28CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 1.2.0, <= 1.2.20CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

4.3MEDIUM

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

Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
8.6
Impact Score
2.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
3.42%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
87.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0342 is in the 82nd percentile among its peer group of 19,958 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2007-5266Moderate

libpng DoS / crash in png_set_iCCP

Sep 11, 2007

References

android-developers.blogspot.com / 2008/03/android-sdk-update-m5-rc15-released.html
Third Party Advisory
bugs.gentoo.org / show_bug.cgi
Third Party Advisory
docs.info.apple.com / article.html
Third Party Advisory
lists.apple.com / archives/security-announce/2008/Mar/msg00001.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.apple.com / archives/security-announce/2008//May/msg00001.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/27284
Third Party Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/27529
Third Party Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/27629
Third Party Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/27746
Third Party Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/29420
Third Party Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/30161
Third Party Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/30430
Third Party Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/35302
Third Party Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/35386
Third Party Advisory
issues.rpath.com / browse/RPL-1814
Broken Link
slackware.com / security/viewer.php
Third Party Advisory
sourceforge.net / mailarchive/forum.php
Third Party Advisory
sourceforge.net / mailarchive/message.php
Third Party Advisory
sunsolve.sun.com / search/document.do
Broken Link
sunsolve.sun.com / search/document.do
Broken Link
support.avaya.com / elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-208.htm
Third Party Advisory
coresecurity.com
Third Party Advisory
gentoo.org / security/en/glsa/glsa-200711-08.xml
Third Party Advisory
gentoo.org / security/en/glsa/glsa-200805-07.xml
Third Party Advisory
mandriva.com / security/advisories
Third Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / archive/1/483582/100/0/threaded
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securityfocus.com / archive/1/489135/100/0/threaded
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securityfocus.com / bid/25957
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
us-cert.gov / cas/techalerts/TA08-150A.html
Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
vupen.com / english/advisories/2008/0924/references
Third Party Advisory
vupen.com / english/advisories/2008/1697
Third Party Advisory
vupen.com / english/advisories/2009/1462
Third Party Advisory
vupen.com / english/advisories/2009/1560
Third Party Advisory