CVE-2007-1071

Public Exploit

Description

Integer overflow in the gifGetBandProc function in ImageIO in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted GIF image that triggers the overflow during decompression. NOTE: this is a different issue than CVE-2006-3502 and CVE-2006-3503.

7.8

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 49.84% Top 5%

Vendor Advisory apple.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://security-protocols.com/sp-x39-advisory.php
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22630	vdb entry exploit
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-072A.html	third party advisory us government resource
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/Mar/msg00002.html	vendor advisory
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305214
http://www.osvdb.org/34854	vdb entry
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/559444	third party advisory us government resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0930	vdb entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017758	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/24479	third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-1071?: CVE-2007-1071 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2007-1071?: To fix CVE-2007-1071, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2007-1071 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2007-1071 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~50% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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