Off-by-one error in ICC profile chunk handling in the png_set_iCCP function in pngset.c…
Priority LOW 26CWE-189Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-189 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.03423 88th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2007-5266
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rprg-9vqr-w8h6
References
Advisory 20
- MDKSA-2007:217
- [png-mng-implement] 20070911 FW: Suspicious `sizeof' line 694 of pngset.c
- 1020521
- ADV-2009-1560
- ADV-2009-1462
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=195261
- http://www.coresecurity.com/?action=item&id=2148
- 259989
- ADV-2008-0924
- TA08-150A
- APPLE-SA-2008-03-18
- APPLE-SA-2008-05-28
- http://android-developers.blogspot.com/2008/03/android-sdk-update-m5-rc15-released.html
- GLSA-200805-07
- [png-mng-implement] 20070914 libpng-1.0.29beta1 and libpng-1.2.21beta1
- http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307562
- GLSA-200711-08
- ADV-2008-1697
- SSA:2007-325-01
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-208.htm
More pnggroup Libpng vulnerabilities
- TI-2011-02683 Integer signedness error in the png_inflate function in pngrutil.c in libpng before… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2010-01161 Buffer overflow in pngpread.c in libpng before 1.2.44 and 1.4.x before 1.4.3, as used in… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-20746 LIBPNG has a heap buffer overflow in png_set_quantize CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.3
- TI-2025-40204 LIBPNG is vulnerable to a heap buffer overflow in `png_combine_row` triggered via `png_image_finish_read` CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1
- TI-2025-40767 LIBPNG has an out-of-bounds read in png_image_read_composite CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1
- TI-2025-40066 LIBPNG is vulnerable to a buffer overflow in `png_image_read_composite` via incorrect palette premultiplication CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1
Sources
- CVE-2007-5266 · CVE Program
- CVE-2007-5266 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-rprg-9vqr-w8h6 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2007-5266 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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