Multiple integer overflows in Cairo before 1.4.12 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code, as demonstrated using a crafted…

Description

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.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

5.5% · top 7.2% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)

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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.8.

Weakness

• n/a
• CWE-189 (opens in a new tab)Other CVEs with CWE-189

Affected products

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  • affected n/a

References (45)

• https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1966 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• USN-550-2 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
• GLSA-201209-25 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
• http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0014.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 28529 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 28555 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 27985 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 27880 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0015 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=387431 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• SSA:2007-337-01 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SLACKWAREx_transferred
• http://gitweb.freedesktop.org/?p=cairo%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=e49bcde27f88e21d5b8037a0089a226096f6514b (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• DSA-1542 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
• 28289 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• http://www.vmware.com/support/server/doc/releasenotes_server.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 28476 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 27887 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=201860 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
• 26650 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
• cario-readpng-bo(38771) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
• http://www.vmware.com/support/player2/doc/releasenotes_player2.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• GLSA-200712-24 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
• MDVSA-2008:019 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
• 27819 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• USN-550-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
• http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=200350 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• FEDORA-2007-3818 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
• GLSA-200712-04 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
• http://www.vmware.com/support/ws6/doc/releasenotes_ws6.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• ADV-2007-4045 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• 20080830 VMSA-2008-0014 Updates to VMware Workstation, VMware Player, VMware ACE, VMware Server, VMware ESX address information disclosure, privilege escalation and other security issues. (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
• 31711 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• http://gitweb.freedesktop.org/?p=cairo%3Ba=commitdiff_plain%3Bh=6020f67f1a49cfe3844c4938d4af24c63c8424cc%3Bhp=c79fc9af334fd6f2d1078071d64178125561b187 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• http://gitweb.freedesktop.org/?p=cairo%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=5c7d2d14d78e4dfb1ef6d2c40f0910f177e07360 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 20080830 VMSA-2008-0014 Updates to VMware Workstation, VMware Player, VMware ACE, VMware Server, VMware ESX address information disclosure, privilege escalation and other security issues. (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCx_transferred
• 31707 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11251 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
• 1019027 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
• 28838 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 27775 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• SUSE-SR:2008:003 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
• 29767 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 20080115 rPSA-2008-0015-1 cairo (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
• RHSA-2007:1078 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• ADV-2008-2466 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

• CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
• CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
• NVD (opens in a new tab)
• FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
• OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
• GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
• CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)

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Record last updated 7 Aug 2024, 15:31 UTC.