Cairo read_png function buffer overflow
| cairo-readpng-bo (38771) |  High Risk |
Description:
Cairo is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer overflow, caused by an integer overflow in the read_png function. By persuading a victim to open a specially-crafted PNG file, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system or cause the affected application to crash.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 6.8 |
| Access Vector: | Network |
| Access Complexity: | Medium |
| Authentication: | None |
| Confidentiality Impact: | Partial |
| Integrity Impact: | Partial |
| Availability Impact: | Partial |
| Temporal Score: | 5 |
| Exploitability: | Unproven |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of Cairo (1.4.12 or later), available from the Cairo Web site. See References.
References:
- Cairo Web site: cairo 1.4.12 release available.
- Red Hat Bugzilla Bug 387431: CVE-2007-5503 cairo integer overflow.
- BID-26650: Cairo PNG Image Processing Remote Integer Overflow Vulnerability
- CVE-2007-5503: 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.
- DSA-1542: libcairo -- integer overflow
- GLSA-200712-04: Cairo: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code
- GLSA-200712-24: AMD64 x86 emulation GTK+ library: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code
- MDVSA-2008:019: Updated cairo packages fix vulnerability
- RHSA-2007-1078: Important: cairo security update
- SA27880: Cairo PNG Image Processing Integer Overflow
- SA31707: VMware Workstation Multiple Vulnerabilities
- SA31711: VMware Fusion Multiple Vulnerabilities
- SECTRACK ID: 1019027: Cairo Integer Overflow in Processing PNG Files Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
- SUSE-SR:2008:003: SUSE Security Summary Report
- USN-550-1: Cairo vulnerability
- USN-550-2: Cairo regression
- USN-550-3: Cairo regression
- VUPEN/ADV-2007-4045: Cairo read_png() PNG Image Processing Integer Overflow Vulnerability
- VUPEN/ADV-2008-2466: VMware Products Code Execution and Security Bypass Vulnerabilities
Platforms Affected:
- Canonical Ubuntu 6.06 LTS
- Canonical Ubuntu 6.10
- Canonical Ubuntu 7.04
- Canonical Ubuntu 7.10
- Cario Cario prior to 1.4.12
- Debian Debian Linux 4.0
- Gentoo Linux
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 2007 X86_64
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 2007
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 2007.1 X86_64
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 2007.1
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 2008.0
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 2008.0 X86_64
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 4.0
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 4.0 X86_64
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 5 Client Workstation
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 5 Client
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 5
Reported:
Nov 29, 2007
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