CVE-2007-5269

MEDIUM

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Details

CVSS v2: 5.0
NVD published: 2007-10-08 21:17:00
Affected versions: cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:1.0.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Summary: Certain chunk handlers in libpng before 1.0.29 and 1.2.x before 1.2.21 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via crafted (1) pCAL (png_handle_pCAL), (2) sCAL (png_handle_sCAL), (3) tEXt (png_push_read_tEXt), (4) iTXt (png_handle_iTXt), and (5) ztXT (png_handle_ztXt) chunking in PNG images, which trigger out-of-bounds read operations.
Remediation: Not available in our cache.
Exploit info: Not available in our cache.

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