Red Hat Cairo 1.4.10 read_png numeric error

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Red Hat Cairo 1.4.10. Affected by this issue is the function read_png. The manipulation leads to numeric error. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2007-5503. No exploit exists. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Red Hat Cairo 1.4.10. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects the function read_png. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a numeric error vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-189. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The bug was discovered 11/29/2007. The weakness was disclosed 11/29/2007 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at rhn.redhat.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2007-5503 since 10/17/2007. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 30024 (Fedora 7 : cairo-1.4.14-1.fc7 (2007-3818)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 115928 (VMware Security Update (VMSA-2008-0014)).

Upgrading to version 1.4.10 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Attack attempts may be identified with Snort ID 3132.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (38771), Tenable (30024), SecurityFocus (BID 26650†), OSVDB (39242†) and Secunia (SA27819†). The entries VDB-3813, VDB-39245, VDB-42782 and VDB-42781 are pretty similar. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Numeric error
CWE: CWE-189
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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 30024
Nessus Name: Fedora 7 : cairo-1.4.14-1.fc7 (2007-3818)
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OpenVAS ID: 60788
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1542-1 (libcairo)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Cairo 1.4.10

Snort ID: 3132
Snort Message: FILE-IMAGE Microsoft Multiple Products PNG large image width download attempt
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11/29/2007 +13 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: redhat.com

Advisory: rhn.redhat.com
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2007-5503 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-5503
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-39887

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X-Force: 38771
SecurityFocus: 26650 - Cairo PNG Image Processing Remote Integer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 27819 - Red Hat update for cairo, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 39242 - CVE-2007-5503 - Redhat - Cairo - Multiple Integer Overflow Issue
SecurityTracker: 1019027
Vulnerability Center: 16973 - Cairo Integer Overflows Allows Remote Code Execution and DoS via Crafted PNG Files, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2007-4045

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2015 13:43
Updated: 08/01/2019 06:54
Changes: 03/16/2015 13:43 (91), 08/01/2019 06:54 (4)
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