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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2007-5268

pngrtran.c in libpng before 1.0.29 and 1.2.x before 1.2.21 use (1) logical instead of bitwise operations and (2) incorrect comparisons, which might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted PNG image.

MEDIUM 4.3EPSS 3.09%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (3.09%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

pngrtran.c in libpng before 1.0.29 and 1.2.x before 1.2.21 use (1) logical instead of bitwise operations and (2) incorrect comparisons, which might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted PNG image.

CVSS 2.0
4.3 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
EPSS
3.09% probability · 87th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Affected
libpng/libpng · canonical/ubuntu linux
Source
cve@mitre.org

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.