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Fencer Vulns
medium 6.8

CVE-2008-0553 json

Stack-based buffer overflow in the ReadImage function in tkImgGIF.c in Tk (Tcl/Tk) before 8.5.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrar…

published 2008-02-07 18 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2008-0563

cvss
6.8
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
4.2%
EPSS 4.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 91%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Stack-based buffer overflow in the ReadImage function in tkImgGIF.c in Tk (Tcl/Tk) before 8.5.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted GIF image, a similar issue to CVE-2006-4484.

Patch / fix

  • libtk-img Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 1:1.3-release-7

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2008-0553

  • tk RHEL 5 8.4.13-5.el5_1.1
  • tk RHEL 4 8.4.7-3.el4_6.1
  • tcltk RHEL 2.1 8.3.3-75
  • tcltk RHEL 3 8.3.5-92.8
  • tk RHEL 2.1 8.3.3-75
  • tk RHEL 3 8.3.5-92.8
  • tcl RHEL 2.1 8.3.3-75
  • tcl RHEL 3 8.3.5-92.8

red hat advisories RHSA-2008:0136RHSA-2008:0135RHSA-2008:0134

  • tkimg openSUSE Tumbleweed 1.4-5.9

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:10392-1

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2008-0553 updated

tk: GIF handling buffer overflow

  • Red Hat Desktop version 3 itcl 3.2-92.8, tclx 8.3-92.8, tk 8.3.5-92.8, tcl 8.3.5-92.8, tix 8.1.4-92.8, tcltk 8.3.5-92.8, +1 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2008:0134
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) tk 8.4.13-5.el5_1.1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2008:0136
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 itcl 3.2-75, tclx 8.3-75, tk 8.3.3-75, tcl 8.3.3-75, tcllib 1.0-75, tcltk 8.3.3-75, +2 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 itcl 3.2-92.8, tclx 8.3-92.8, tk 8.3.5-92.8, tcl 8.3.5-92.8, tix 8.1.4-92.8, tcltk 8.3.5-92.8, +1 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2008:0134
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 tk 8.4.7-3.el4_6.1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2008:0135
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) tk 8.4.13-5.el5_1.1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2008:0136
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 tk 8.4.7-3.el4_6.1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2008:0135
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) tk 8.4.13-5.el5_1.1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2008:0136
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1 itcl 3.2-75, tclx 8.3-75, tk 8.3.3-75, tcl 8.3.3-75, tcllib 1.0-75, tcltk 8.3.3-75, +2 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 itcl 3.2-92.8, tclx 8.3-92.8, tk 8.3.5-92.8, tcl 8.3.5-92.8, tix 8.1.4-92.8, tcltk 8.3.5-92.8, +1 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2008:0134
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  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 tk 8.4.7-3.el4_6.1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2008:0135
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1 itcl 3.2-75, tclx 8.3-75, tk 8.3.3-75, tcl 8.3.3-75, tcllib 1.0-75, tcltk 8.3.3-75, +2 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 itcl 3.2-92.8, tclx 8.3-92.8, tk 8.3.5-92.8, tcl 8.3.5-92.8, tix 8.1.4-92.8, tcltk 8.3.5-92.8, +1 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2008:0134
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 tk 8.4.7-3.el4_6.1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2008:0135
  • Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 itcl 3.2-75, tclx 8.3-75, tk 8.3.3-75, tcl 8.3.3-75, tcllib 1.0-75, tcltk 8.3.3-75, +2 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2008:0134

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Exploit prediction

4.25% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 91% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 6.8 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

Sources

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