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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2007-5266: libpng: Multiple Denials of Service

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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2007-5266: libpng: Multiple Denials of Service

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
10/08/2007
Created
07/25/2018
Added
10/30/2017
Modified
10/29/2021

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.

Solution(s)

  • gentoo-linux-upgrade-app-emulation-emul-linux-x86-baselibs
  • gentoo-linux-upgrade-media-libs-libpng

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