MEDIUM
libpng possible DoS / crash
Published Oct 8, 2007
4.3
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 3.09%
Description
pngrtran.c in libpng before 1.0.29 and 1.2.x before 1.2.21 use (1) logical instead of bitwise operations and (2) incorrect comparisons, which might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted PNG image.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
Configuration 2
OR
- 6.06
- 6.10
- 7.04
- 7.10
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Not vulnerable. This issue did not affect the versions of libpng and libpng10 as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1, 3, 4, or 5.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
4.3 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
3.09% 0.03092
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.03092
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (17 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.09% (0.03092) | 87.27th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.09% (0.03092) | 85.98th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 17, 2026 | 13.70% (0.13699) | 94.28th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Feb 13, 2026 | 11.92% (0.11915) | 93.58th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jun 8, 2025 | 15.26% (0.15258) | 94.25th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 17.22% (0.17225) | 94.49th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 20.34% (0.20337) | 92.72th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 17.22% (0.17225) | 94.52th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 2.72% (0.02722) | 90.89th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 3, 2024 | 2.72% (0.02722) | 90.85th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 4, 2024 | 1.49% (0.01489) | 86.93th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 11, 2024 | 1.62% (0.01624) | 87.17th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 28, 2023 | 1.77% (0.01775) | 86.66th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.56% (0.01561) | 85.14th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 3.93% (0.03932) | 85.88th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 3.93% (0.03932) | 84.43th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 3.93% (0.03932) | 67.70th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (42)
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Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Oct 8, 2007
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Oct 8, 2007
Link CVE-2007-5268
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a