CVE-2007-5137

Published: Sep 28, 2007Modified: Apr 23, 2026

6.8

Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability: 8.6 / Impact: 6.4

Source: NVD

Description

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.

Affected (3)

Products: Tcl Tk: Tcl Tk

1 product

Configuration A

3 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Tcl Tk Tcl Tk	Version 8.4.13
Tcl Tk Tcl Tk	Version 8.4.14
Tcl Tk Tcl Tk	Version 8.4.15

Related CWEs

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.

References (40)

http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=192539

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/26942

Source: cve@mitre.org

PatchVendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/27086

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/27182

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/27207

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/27229

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/27295

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/29069

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/34297

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200710-07.xml

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=541207

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch

http://www.attrition.org/pipermail/vim/2007-October/001826.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1743

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:200

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_20_sr.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0136.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25826

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-529-1

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9540

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-October/msg00261.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=192539

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://secunia.com/advisories/26942

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

PatchVendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/27086

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://secunia.com/advisories/27182

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://secunia.com/advisories/27207

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://secunia.com/advisories/27229

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://secunia.com/advisories/27295

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://secunia.com/advisories/29069

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://secunia.com/advisories/34297

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200710-07.xml

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=541207

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Patch

http://www.attrition.org/pipermail/vim/2007-October/001826.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1743

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:200

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_20_sr.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0136.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25826

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-529-1

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9540

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-October/msg00261.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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