4.3

CVE-2007-5266: libpng Numeric Errors

CVSS: 4.3v2.0MediumModified
Published 08-10-2007Last modified 07-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2007-5266 is a medium (CVSS 4.3) Numeric Errors vulnerability in libpng. EPSS estimates a 3.42% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 88.8% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
18/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
4.3/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
3.42%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 08-10-2007
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 07-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Off-by-one error in ICC profile chunk handling in the png_set_iCCP function in pngset.c in libpng before 1.0.29 beta1 and 1.2.x before 1.2.21 beta1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted PNG image that prevents a name field from being NULL terminated.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

3.42%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

89%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 3.42% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
3.42%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Libpng1 product
  • libpng≤ 1.0.28 | ≥ 1.2.0, ≤ 1.2.20

1 vendor · 1 product

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