CVE-2007-4988 — HIGH (7.8) — White Hats Nepal

Q: How severe is CVE-2007-4988?

CVE-2007-4988 has been rated HIGH with a CVSS base score of 7.8/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Q: Is there a patch for CVE-2007-4988?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Imagemagick Imagemagick, Canonical Ubuntu Linux.

Vulnerability 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.

CVSS Score

7.8

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

REQUIRED

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality

HIGH

Integrity

HIGH

Availability

HIGH

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Imagemagick	Imagemagick	< 6.3.5-9
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	6.06

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-681

References

http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=186030Issue Tracking
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=597Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/26926Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/27048Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/27309Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/27364Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/27439Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/28721Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/29786Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/36260Broken Link
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200710-27.xmlThird Party Advisory
http://studio.imagemagick.org/pipermail/magick-announce/2007-September/000037.htBroken Link
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1858Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://www.imagemagick.org/script/changelog.phpRelease Notes
http://www.mandriva.com/en/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:035Broken Link

FAQ

What is CVE-2007-4988?

CVE-2007-4988 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 (HIGH). 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 ...

How severe is CVE-2007-4988?

CVE-2007-4988 has been rated HIGH with a CVSS base score of 7.8/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2007-4988?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Imagemagick Imagemagick, Canonical Ubuntu Linux.