Multiple integer overflows in Cairo before 1.4.12 might allow remote attackers to execute…
Priority LOW 38CWE-189Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-189 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Multiple integer overflows in Cairo before 1.4.12 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code, as demonstrated using a crafted PNG image with large width and height values, which is not properly handled by the read_png function.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.05486 92nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 1 advisory
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
Red Hat 1 advisory
- RHSA-2007:1078 Released 2007-11-29 · Red Hat rating Importantcairo security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) cairo-1.2.4-3.el5_1, cairo-1.2.4-3.el5_1.i386, cairo-1.2.4-3.el5_1.ia64 +5
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) cairo-1.2.4-3.el5_1, cairo-1.2.4-3.el5_1.i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) cairo-1.2.4-3.el5_1, cairo-devel-1.2.4-3.el5_1, cairo-devel-1.2.4-3.el5_1.i386
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) | Fixed | RHSA-2007:1078 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) | Fixed | RHSA-2007:1078 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) | Fixed | RHSA-2007:1078 |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2007-5503
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8cvg-h746-3fgp
References
Patch 1
Advisory 12
Other 14
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1966
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0014.html
- http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0015
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=387431
- http://gitweb.freedesktop.org/?p=cairo%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=e49bcde27f88e21d5b8037a0089a226096f6514b
- http://www.vmware.com/support/server/doc/releasenotes_server.html
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=201860
- http://www.vmware.com/support/player2/doc/releasenotes_player2.html
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=200350
- http://www.vmware.com/support/ws6/doc/releasenotes_ws6.html
- http://gitweb.freedesktop.org/?p=cairo%3Ba=commitdiff_plain%3Bh=6020f67f1a49cfe3844c4938d4af24c63c8424cc%3Bhp=c79fc9af334fd6f2d1078071d64178125561b187
- http://gitweb.freedesktop.org/?p=cairo%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=5c7d2d14d78e4dfb1ef6d2c40f0910f177e07360
- 20080830 VMSA-2008-0014 Updates to VMware Workstation, VMware Player, VMware ACE, VMware Server, VMware ESX address information disclosure, privilege escalation and other security issues.
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11251
Sources
- CVE-2007-5503 · CVE Program
- CVE-2007-5503 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-8cvg-h746-3fgp · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2007-5503 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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