Vulnerability in Imagemagick
CVE-2007-4988
Sign extension error in the ReadDIBImage function in ImageMagick before 6.3.5-9 allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted width value in an image file, which triggers an integer overflow and a heap-based buffer overflow.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.031 (87.2th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 87th percentile — 87.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.031 · newest: 0.031 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Imagemagick
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux — versions 6.06, 6.10, 7.04
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- secunia.com/advisories/27364 (Broken Link, third-party-advisory)
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0145.html (vendor-advisory, Broken Link)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/483572/100/0/threaded (mailing-list, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, Broken Link)
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-523-1 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/27309 (Broken Link, third-party-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/29786 (Broken Link, third-party-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/25765 (Exploit, Patch, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, Broken Link)
- www.imagemagick.org/script/changelog.php (Release Notes)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3245 (vdb-entry, Broken Link)
- labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php (Broken Link, third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2007-4988?
- CVE-2007-4988 is a high-severity vulnerability in Imagemagick, classified under Incorrect Conversion between Numeric Types. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2007-09-24.
- How severe is CVE-2007-4988?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.