DEBIAN-CVE-2008-0553

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    DEBIAN-CVE-2008-0553

    Published: 7 Feb 2008Last Modified: 1 Sept 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2008-0553

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-0553

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: libtk-img

    Purl: pkg:deb/debian/libtk-img?arch=source&distro=bookworm

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1:1.3-release-7

    Affected versions

    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