CVE-2007-6697

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CVSS v3

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CVSS v4 NEW

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not yet in upstream

VIR risk

1.0

Description

Buffer overflow in the LWZReadByte function in IMG_gif.c in SDL_image before 1.2.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted GIF file, a similar issue to CVE-2006-4484. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

20%

Patch ETA

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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

No mitigations published for this CVE yet.

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Exploits

Public proof-of-concept code below. AS-IS, for defenders and authorised testing only.

Exploit-DB

EDB-31054 dos linux verified

Gynvael Coldwind · 2008-01-23

SDL_image 1.2.6 - Invalid '.GIF' File LWZ Minimum Code Size Remote Buffer Overflow

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OS impact

Debian Fixed 5 releases

Version	Status	Fixed in
trixie	Fixed	`1.2.6-2`
sid	Fixed	`1.2.6-2`
forky	Fixed	`1.2.6-2`
bullseye	Fixed	`1.2.6-2`
bookworm	Fixed	`1.2.6-2`

References

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2007-6697

Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.