CVE-2007-6697
Buffer overflow in the LWZReadByte function in IMG_gif.c in SDL_image before 1.2.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted GIF file, a similar issue to CVE-2006-4484.
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 10.7%, higher than 96% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
Buffer overflow in the LWZReadByte function in IMG_gif.c in SDL_image before 1.2.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted GIF file, a similar issue to CVE-2006-4484. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 10.73% probability · 96th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- sdl/sdl image
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=207933
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=120110205511630&w=2Exploit
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28640Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28752
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28830
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28837
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28850
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28869
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29542
- http://vexillium.org/?sec-sdlgifExploit
- http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0061
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1493
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200802-01.xml
- http://www.libsdl.org/cgi/viewvc.cgi/trunk/SDL_image/CHANGES?revision=3462&view=markupPatch
- http://www.libsdl.org/cgi/viewvc.cgi/trunk/SDL_image/IMG_gif.c?r1=2970&r2=3462Exploit
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:040
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/488079/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27417
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-595-1
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0266
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39865
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2206
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-February/msg00008.html
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-February/msg00039.html
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=207933
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=120110205511630&w=2Exploit
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28640Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28752
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28830
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28837
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.