TCL TK up to 8.4.13 readimage memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in TCL TK up to 8.4.13. Affected is the function readimage. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2007-5137. No exploit is available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in TCL TK up to 8.4.13. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects the function readimage. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Buffer overflow in the ReadImage function in generic/tkImgGIF.c in Tcl (Tcl/Tk) 8.4.13 through 8.4.15 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via multi-frame interlaced GIF files in which later frames are smaller than the first. NOTE: this issue is due to an incorrect patch for CVE-2007-5378.

The bug was discovered 02/06/2008. The weakness was published 09/28/2007 (Website). The advisory is shared at sourceforge.net. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2007-5137 since 09/28/2007. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 67655 (Oracle Linux 5 : tk (ELSA-2008-0136)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Oracle Linux Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 175166 (Debian Security Update for Libtk-img (DSA-1743)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 6 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (36834), Tenable (67655), SecurityFocus (BID 25826†), OSVDB (41264†) and Secunia (SA26942†). Similar entries are available at VDB-39196 and VDB-40889. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 67655
Nessus Name: Oracle Linux 5 : tk (ELSA-2008-0136)
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OpenVAS ID: 63608
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1743-1 (libtk-img)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: sourceforge.net
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CVE: CVE-2007-5137 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-5137
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-39005

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X-Force: 36834
SecurityFocus: 25826 - Tcl/Tk ReadImage Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 26942
OSVDB: 41264 - Tcl/Tk ReadImage() buffer overflow
Vulnerability Center: 16526 - Tcl/Tk < 8.4.16 ReadImage Function in Generic/tkImgGIF.c Remote Code Execution via GIF Files, Medium

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Created: 03/16/2015 12:18
Updated: 07/27/2019 17:16
Changes: 03/16/2015 12:18 (77), 07/27/2019 17:16 (5)
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