PT-2008-1659 · Sdl · Sdl Image

Gynvael Coldwind · Published 2008-02-01 · Updated 2018-10-15 · CVE-2007-6697

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.5

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions SDL image versions prior to 1.2.7

Description The issue is related to a buffer overflow in the LWZReadByte function in IMG gif.c, which can be triggered by a crafted GIF file. This could lead to a denial of service, causing the application to crash, or potentially allow the execution of arbitrary code.

Recommendations For versions prior to 1.2.7, update to version 1.2.7 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting the handling of GIF files until the update is applied.

Exploit

Fix

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

CVE-2007-6697

DSA-1493-1

DSA-1493-2

Affected Products

Sdl Image

References · 29

• 🔥 http://libsdl.org/cgi/viewvc.cgi/trunk/SDL_image/IMG_gif.c?r1=2970&r2=3462 · Exploit
• 🔥 http://vexillium.org/?sec-sdlgif · Exploit
• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/31054 · Exploit
• 🔥 http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=120110205511630&w=2 · Exploit
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2007-6697 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2007-6697 · Vendor Advisory
• http://mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:040 · Vendor Advisory
• http://libsdl.org/cgi/viewvc.cgi/trunk/SDL_image/CHANGES?revision=3462&view=markup · Patch
• http://gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200802-01.xml · Vendor Advisory
• https://redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-February/msg00008.html · Vendor Advisory
• http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-595-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-6697 · Security Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/28640 · Vendor Advisory
• http://debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1493 · Vendor Advisory
• https://redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-February/msg00039.html · Vendor Advisory