CVE-2007-4986

Description

Multiple integer overflows in ImageMagick before 6.3.5-9 allow context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted (1) .dcm, (2) .dib, (3) .xbm, (4) .xcf, or (5) .xwd image file, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.

Category

6.8
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.15% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory novell.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/27364 third party advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36738 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/29857 third party advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0145.html vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/483572/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-523-1 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27309 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29786 third party advisory
http://www.imagemagick.org/script/changelog.php
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3245 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/35316 third party advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200710-27.xml vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018729 vdb entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9963 vdb entry signature
http://secunia.com/advisories/27048 third party advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0165.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28721 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27439 third party advisory
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1743
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1858 vendor advisory
http://studio.imagemagick.org/pipermail/magick-announce/2007-September/000037.html mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/26926 third party advisory
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=594 third party advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/en/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:035 vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25763 vdb entry patch
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=186030
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_23_sr.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/36260 third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-4986?
CVE-2007-4986 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2007-4986?
To fix CVE-2007-4986, 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-2007-4986 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2007-4986 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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