Vulnerability CVE-2008-0553


Published: 2008-02-07   Modified: 2012-02-12

Description:
Stack-based buffer overflow in the ReadImage function in tkImgGIF.c in Tk (Tcl/Tk) before 8.5.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted GIF image, a similar issue to CVE-2006-4484.

Type:

CWE-119

(Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer)

CVSS2 => (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
6.8/10
6.4/10
8.6/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Remote
Medium
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
Partial
Partial
Partial
Affected software
Tcl tk -> Tcl tk 

 References:
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-04/msg00005.html
http://securitytracker.com/id?1019309
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=573933&group_id=10894
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-237465-1
http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-664-1
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0054
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1490
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1491
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1598
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:041
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2008_13_sr.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0134.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0135.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0136.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/488069/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493080/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27655
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0009.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0430
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1456/references
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1744
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=431518
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2215
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10098
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-February/msg00115.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-February/msg00132.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-February/msg00193.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-February/msg00205.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-May/msg00116.html

Copyright 2024, cxsecurity.com

 

Back to Top