Out-of-Bounds Affecting libtk-img package, versions <1:1.3-release-7


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
16.7% (97th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN9-LIBTKIMG-326376
  • published7 Feb 2008
  • disclosed7 Feb 2008

Introduced: 7 Feb 2008

CVE-2008-0553  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:9 libtk-img to version 1:1.3-release-7 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libtk-img package and not the libtk-img package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:9 relevant fixed versions and status.

Stack-based buffer overflow in the ReadImage function in tkImgGIF.c in Tk (Tcl/Tk) before 8.5.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted GIF image, a similar issue to CVE-2006-4484.

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