4.3

CVE-2007-5268: canonical ubuntu_linux

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

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2007-5268 is a medium (CVSS 4.3) vulnerability in canonical ubuntu_linux. EPSS estimates a 3.09% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 87.6% 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
3.09%
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

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 metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

3.09%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

88%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 3.09% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
3.09%

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

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Canonical1 product
Libpng1 product
  • libpng< 1.0.29 | ≥ 1.2.0, < 1.2.21

2 vendors · 2 products

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