Description
Off-by-one error in the ReadBlobString function in blob.c in ImageMagick before 6.3.5-9 allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted image file, which triggers the writing of a '\0' character to an out-of-bounds address.
Published: 2007-09-24
Score: 9.3 Critical
EPSS: 3.8% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-1858-1 New imagemagick packages fix several vulnerabilities
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2007-4968 Off-by-one error in the ReadBlobString function in blob.c in ImageMagick before 6.3.5-9 allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted image file, which triggers the writing of a '\0' character to an out-of-bounds address.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-523-1 ImageMagick vulnerabilities
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Imagemagick Imagemagick
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T15:17:28.139Z

Reserved: 2007-09-19T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2007-4987

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2007-09-24T22:17:00.000

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

Link: CVE-2007-4987

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2007-09-19T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2007-4987 - Bugzilla

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