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CVE-2007-5137

Buffer overflow in the ReadImage function in generic/tkImgGIF.c in Tcl (Tcl/Tk) 8.4.13 through 8.4.15 allows remote atta

Buffer overflow in the ReadImage function in generic/tkImgGIF.c in Tcl (Tcl/Tk) 8.4.13 through 8.4.15 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via multi-frame interlaced GIF files in which later frames are smaller than the first. NOTE: this issue is due to an incorrect patch for CVE-2007-5378.

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.8 EPSS 0.08002
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Weakness Classification

CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
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Affected Products & Versions

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tcl tkall versions
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Scoring & Timeline

6.8
MEDIUM · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Published to NVD28 Sep 2007 · 09:17 PM
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Vendor Advisories

4
rhsaRHSA-2008:0136Moderate
rhsaRHSA-2008:0134Moderate
rhsaRHSA-2008:0135Moderate
usnUSN-529-1
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=192539
http://secunia.com/advisories/26942PatchVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27086
http://secunia.com/advisories/27182
http://secunia.com/advisories/27207
http://secunia.com/advisories/27229
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