Description
Buffer overflow in the ReadImage function in generic/tkImgGIF.c in Tcl (Tcl/Tk) 8.4.13 through 8.4.15 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via multi-frame interlaced GIF files in which later frames are smaller than the first. NOTE: this issue is due to an incorrect patch for CVE-2007-5378.
Published: 2007-09-28
Score: 6.8 Medium
EPSS: 7.7% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-1743-1 New libtk-img packages fix arbitrary code execution
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2007-5118 Buffer overflow in the ReadImage function in generic/tkImgGIF.c in Tcl (Tcl/Tk) 8.4.13 through 8.4.15 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via multi-frame interlaced GIF files in which later frames are smaller than the first. NOTE: this issue is due to an incorrect patch for CVE-2007-5378.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-529-1 Tk vulnerability
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Redhat Enterprise Linux
Tcl Tk Tcl Tk
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T15:24:41.948Z

Reserved: 2007-09-28T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2007-5137

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Status : Modified

Published: 2007-09-28T21:17:00.000

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

Link: CVE-2007-5137

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2007-09-07T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2007-5137 - Bugzilla

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