FKIE_CVE-2007-6697

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2008-02-01 20:00 - Updated: 2026-06-16 22:48
Severity
Summary
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.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=207933
cve@mitre.orghttp://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=120110205511630&w=2Exploit
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/28640Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/28752
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/28830
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/28837
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/28850
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/28869
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/29542
cve@mitre.orghttp://vexillium.org/?sec-sdlgifExploit
cve@mitre.orghttp://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0061
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1493
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200802-01.xml
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.libsdl.org/cgi/viewvc.cgi/trunk/SDL_image/CHANGES?revision=3462&view=markupPatch
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.libsdl.org/cgi/viewvc.cgi/trunk/SDL_image/IMG_gif.c?r1=2970&r2=3462Exploit
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:040
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/488079/100/0/threaded
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27417
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-595-1
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0266
cve@mitre.orghttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39865
cve@mitre.orghttps://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2206
cve@mitre.orghttps://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-February/msg00008.html
cve@mitre.orghttps://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-February/msg00039.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=207933
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=120110205511630&w=2Exploit
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/28640Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/28752
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/28830
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/28837
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/28850
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/28869
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/29542
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://vexillium.org/?sec-sdlgifExploit
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0061
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1493
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200802-01.xml
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.libsdl.org/cgi/viewvc.cgi/trunk/SDL_image/CHANGES?revision=3462&view=markupPatch
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.libsdl.org/cgi/viewvc.cgi/trunk/SDL_image/IMG_gif.c?r1=2970&r2=3462Exploit
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:040
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/488079/100/0/threaded
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27417
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-595-1
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0266
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39865
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2206
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-February/msg00008.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-February/msg00039.html
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
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}



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