Tcl Tk Tk Toolkit up to 8.4.12 tkimggif.c readimage memory corruption

CVSS Meta Temp Score
CVSS is a standardized scoring system to determine possibilities of attacks. The Temp Score considers temporal factors like disclosure, exploit and countermeasures. The unique Meta Score calculates the average score of different sources to provide a normalized scoring system.
Current Exploit Price (≈)
Our analysts are monitoring exploit markets and are in contact with vulnerability brokers. The range indicates the observed or calculated exploit price to be seen on exploit markets. A good indicator to understand the monetary effort required for and the popularity of an attack.
CTI Interest Score
Our Cyber Threat Intelligence team is monitoring different web sites, mailing lists, exploit markets and social media networks. The CTI Interest Score identifies the interest of attackers and the security community for this specific vulnerability in real-time. A high score indicates an elevated risk to be targeted for this vulnerability.
4.8$0-$5k0.00

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in Tcl Tk Tk Toolkit up to 8.4.12. This vulnerability affects the function readimage of the file tkimggif.c. Executing a manipulation can lead to memory corruption. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2007-5378. There is not any exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Tcl Tk Tk Toolkit up to 8.4.12. This vulnerability affects the function readimage of the file tkimggif.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect availability. CVE summarizes:

Buffer overflow in the FileReadGIF function in tkImgGIF.c for Tk Toolkit 8.4.12 and earlier, and 8.3.5 and earlier, allows user-assisted attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) via an animated GIF in which the first subimage is smaller than a subsequent subimage, which triggers the overflow in the ReadImage function, a different vulnerability than CVE-2007-5137.

The bug was discovered 02/06/2008. The weakness was released 10/11/2007 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at sourceforge.net. This vulnerability was named CVE-2007-5378 since 10/11/2007. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 67654 (Oracle Linux 4 : tk (ELSA-2008-0135)), 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 115824 (VMware Security Update (VMSA-2008-0008 and VMSA-2008-0009)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 5 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (37189), Tenable (67654), SecurityFocus (BID 26056†), OSVDB (41264†) and Secunia (SA34297†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-3721, VDB-3722, VDB-3719 and VDB-3720. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Vendor

Name

Version

License

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.8

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.8
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv2info

AVACAuCIA
💳💳💳💳💳💳
💳💳💳💳💳💳
💳💳💳💳💳💳
VectorComplexityAuthenticationConfidentialityIntegrityAvailability
UnlockUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlock
UnlockUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlock
UnlockUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlock

VulDB Base Score: 🔍
VulDB Temp Score: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 🔍

Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
CAPEC: 🔍
ATT&CK: 🔍

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Proof-of-Concept

EPSS Score: 🔍
EPSS Percentile: 🔍

Price Prediction: 🔍
Current Price Estimation: 🔍

0-DayUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlock
TodayUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlock

Nessus ID: 67654
Nessus Name: Oracle Linux 4 : tk (ELSA-2008-0135)
Nessus File: 🔍
Nessus Risk: 🔍
Nessus Family: 🔍
Nessus Context: 🔍
Nessus Port: 🔍

OpenVAS ID: 59640
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1415-1 (tk8.4)
OpenVAS File: 🔍
OpenVAS Family: 🔍

Qualys ID: 🔍
Qualys Name: 🔍

Threat Intelligenceinfo

Interest: 🔍
Active Actors: 🔍
Active APT Groups: 🔍

Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

Reaction Time: 🔍
0-Day Time: 🔍
Exposure Time: 🔍

Timelineinfo

10/11/2007 🔍
10/11/2007 +0 days 🔍
10/11/2007 +0 days 🔍
10/11/2007 +0 days 🔍
10/12/2007 +1 days 🔍
10/22/2007 +10 days 🔍
02/06/2008 +107 days 🔍
02/22/2008 +16 days 🔍
03/17/2009 +389 days 🔍
07/12/2013 +1578 days 🔍
03/16/2015 +612 days 🔍
07/28/2019 +1595 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: sourceforge.net
Status: Confirmed
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2007-5378 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-5378
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-39196

OVAL: 🔍

X-Force: 37189
SecurityFocus: 26056 - Tcl/Tk Tk Toolkit TKIMGGIF.C Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 34297
OSVDB: 41264 - Tcl/Tk ReadImage() buffer overflow
Vulnerability Center: 16614 - TCL/TK Tk Toolkit Buffer Overflow Allows User-Assisted Attackers to Cause DoS, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2008-1456

See also: 🔍

Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2015 12:18
Updated: 07/28/2019 23:43
Changes: 03/16/2015 12:18 (80), 07/28/2019 23:43 (5)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

Discussion

No comments yet. Languages: en.

Please log in to comment.

◂ PreviousOverviewNext ▸

Want to stay up to date on a daily basis?

Enable the mail alert feature now!