CVE-2007-4988
HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: September 24, 2007 at 10:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 10:45 PM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsUbuntu LinuxImageMagick
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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 3%
Description
Sign extension error in the ReadDIBImage function in ImageMagick before 6.3.5-9 allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted width value in an image file, which triggers an integer overflow and a heap-based buffer overflow.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Ubuntu Linux· Canonicalrubygems
95%v < 6.3.5-9
Affected range stops below 6.3.5-9, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (25)
x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking
Source: [email protected]
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=186030Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_IDEFENSEBroken Link
Source: [email protected]
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=597Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken Link
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/26926Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken Link
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/27048Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken Link
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/27309Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken Link
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/27364Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken Link
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/27439Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken Link
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/28721CVSS
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- REQUIRED
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-681
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