CVE-2007-1797

Description

Multiple integer overflows in ImageMagick before 6.3.3-5 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) a crafted DCM image, which results in a heap-based overflow in the ReadDCMImage function, or (2) the (a) colors or (b) comments field in a crafted XWD image, which results in a heap-based overflow in the ReadXWDImage function, different issues than CVE-2007-1667.

Category

6.8
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 6.70% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory novell.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory idefense.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23347 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/29857 third party advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200705-13.xml vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0145.html vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9254 vdb entry signature
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=496 third party advisory patch vendor advisory
https://issues.foresightlinux.org/browse/FL-222
http://secunia.com/advisories/24739 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29786 third party advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017839 vdb entry
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1205
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-481-1 vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23252 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/25992 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26177 third party advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0165.html vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33377 vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1200 vdb entry
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_8_sr.html vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1858 vendor advisory
http://www.imagemagick.org/script/changelog.php
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:147 vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33376 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/24721 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25072 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25206 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/36260 third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-1797?
CVE-2007-1797 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2007-1797?
To fix CVE-2007-1797, 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-2007-1797 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2007-1797 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~7% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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