CVE-2007-4962 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in WinImage 8.10 and earlier allows user-assisted remote attackers to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in a filename within a (1) .IMG or (2) .ISO file. NOTE: this can be leveraged for code execution by writing to a Startup folder.

Published: 2007-09-18

Score: 9.3 Critical

EPSS: 4.4% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:winimage:winimage:8.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:winimage:winimage:8.10:::::::*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2007-4943	Directory traversal vulnerability in WinImage 8.10 and earlier allows user-assisted remote attackers to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in a filename within a (1) .IMG or (2) .ISO file. NOTE: this can be leveraged for code execution by writing to a Startup folder.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.04389.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://osvdb.org/40550
http://secunia.com/advisories/26832
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3140
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/479695/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25687
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36663

History

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Subscriptions

Winimage Winimage

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2007-09-18T22:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T15:17:27.826Z

Reserved: 2007-09-18T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2007-4962

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2007-09-18T22:17:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2007-4962

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-22

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