CVE-2007-2956

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the readRadianceHeader function in (1) src/fileformat/rgbeio.cpp in pfstools 1.6.2 and (2) src/Fileformat/rgbeio.cpp in Qtpfsgui 1.8.11 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Radiance RGBE (.hdr) file.

6.8

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 5.38% Top 15%

Vendor Advisory novell.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2855	vdb entry
http://umn.dl.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/qtpfsgui/qtpfsgui-1.8.12.tar.gz	patch
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2007-67/advisory/	vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35948	vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35949	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/26388	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2856	vdb entry
http://pfstools.cvs.sourceforge.net/pfstools/pfstools/src/fileformat/rgbeio.cpp?r1=1.8&r2=1.9
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_18_sr.html	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2007-68/advisory/	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26387	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://pfstools.cvs.sourceforge.net/pfstools/pfstools/src/fileformat/rgbeio.cpp?revision=1.9&view=markup
http://secunia.com/advisories/26674	third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-2956?: CVE-2007-2956 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2007-2956?: To fix CVE-2007-2956, 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-2007-2956 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2007-2956 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~5% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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