CVE-2007-4962
N/A
Published: September 18, 2007 at 10:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 10:45 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorWinimage
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 6%
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in WinImage 8.10 and earlier allows user-assisted remote attackers to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in a filename within a (1) .IMG or (2) .ISO file. NOTE: this can be leveraged for code execution by writing to a Startup folder.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (6)
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/26832Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SREASON
Source: [email protected]
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3140Mailing Listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/479695/100/0/threadedVDB Entryx_refsource_XF
Source: [email protected]
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36663Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-22
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