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CVE-2007-5266

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.3EPSS 3.4%EU EUVD

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.

Key facts

CVSS score
4.3 (v2.0)
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-189
EPSS score
3.4% (89th percentile)
In CISA KEV
No
In EU EUVD
Yes (EUVD-2007-5246)
Published
October 8, 2007
NVD last modified
June 16, 2026
Status
Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2007-5246 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

  • libpng / libpng

References

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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