>> libpng "png_set_iCCP()" ICC Profile Chunk Denial of Service Vulnerability
Title : libpng "png_set_iCCP()" ICC Profile Chunk Denial of Service Vulnerability VUPEN ID : VUPEN/ADV-2007-3391 CVE ID : CVE-2007-5267
Rated as : Low Risk
Remotely Exploitable : Yes Locally Exploitable : Yes Release Date : 2007-10-08
Technical Description
A vulnerability has been identified in libpng, which could be exploited by attackers to cause a denial of service. This issue is caused by an error in the "png_set_iCCP()" [pngset.c] function when handling ICC profile chunk, which could be exploited by attackers to crash an application linked against a vulnerable library, creating a denial of service condition.
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