# 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 PN

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2007-11-30 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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.

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## References

- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1966
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/550-2/
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-25.xml
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0014.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28529
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28555
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27985
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27880
- http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0015
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=387431
- http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2007&m=slackware-security.362119
- http://gitweb.freedesktop.org/?p=cairo%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=e49bcde27f88e21d5b8037a0089a226096f6514b
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1542
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28289
- http://www.vmware.com/support/server/doc/releasenotes_server.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28476
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27887
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=201860
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26650
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38771
- http://www.vmware.com/support/player2/doc/releasenotes_player2.html
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200712-24.xml
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:019
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27819
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/550-1/

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