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    CVE-2007-4988

    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.

    Published:Sep 19, 2007
    Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
    EPS:Sep 24, 2007
    EPSS Score:0.02298
    CVSS Score:7.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Canonical
    Product
    Ubuntu Linux
    Vendor
    Imagemagick
    Product
    Imagemagick
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux

    Exploits

    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25765http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25765

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    CAPEC-92 Forced Integer Overflow

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    References

    http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=186030
    http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=597
    http://secunia.com/advisories/26926
    http://secunia.com/advisories/27048
    http://secunia.com/advisories/27309
    http://secunia.com/advisories/27364
    http://secunia.com/advisories/27439
    http://secunia.com/advisories/28721
    http://secunia.com/advisories/29786
    http://secunia.com/advisories/36260
    http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200710-27.xml
    http://studio.imagemagick.org/pipermail/magick-announce/2007-September/000037.html
    http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1858
    http://www.imagemagick.org/script/changelog.php
    http://www.mandriva.com/en/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:035
    http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_23_sr.html
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0145.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/483572/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25765
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018729
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-523-1
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3245
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36737
    https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1743
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9656
    http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=186030
    http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=597
    http://secunia.com/advisories/26926
    http://secunia.com/advisories/27048
    http://secunia.com/advisories/27309
    http://secunia.com/advisories/27364
    http://secunia.com/advisories/27439
    http://secunia.com/advisories/28721
    http://secunia.com/advisories/29786
    http://secunia.com/advisories/36260
    http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200710-27.xml
    http://studio.imagemagick.org/pipermail/magick-announce/2007-September/000037.html
    http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1858
    http://www.imagemagick.org/script/changelog.php
    http://www.mandriva.com/en/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:035
    http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_23_sr.html
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0145.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/483572/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25765
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018729
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-523-1
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3245
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36737
    https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1743
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9656

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High