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CVE-2007-4988 Detail

Description

Sign extension error in the ReadDIBImage function in ImageMagick before 6.3.5-9 allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted width value in an image file, which triggers an integer overflow and a heap-based buffer overflow.


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Hyperlink Resource
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=186030 Issue Tracking 
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=597 Broken Link 
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200710-27.xml Third Party Advisory 
http://studio.imagemagick.org/pipermail/magick-announce/2007-September/000037.html Broken Link 
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1858 Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://www.imagemagick.org/script/changelog.php Release Notes 
http://www.mandriva.com/en/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:035 Broken Link 
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_23_sr.html Broken Link 
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0145.html Broken Link 
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/483572/100/0/threaded Broken Link  Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25765 Broken Link  Exploit  Patch  Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018729 Broken Link  Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-523-1 Third Party Advisory 
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3245 Broken Link 
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36737 Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1743 Broken Link 
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9656 Broken Link 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-681 Incorrect Conversion between Numeric Types cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2007-4988
NVD Published Date:
09/24/2007
NVD Last Modified:
02/01/2024
Source:
MITRE