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high 7.8

CVE-2007-4988 json

Sign extension error in the ReadDIBImage function in ImageMagick before 6.3.5-9 allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary cod…

published 2007-09-24 19 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2007-4969

cvss
7.8
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
3.1%
EPSS 3.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 87%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

  • imagemagick imagemagick 6.3.5-9
  • imagemagick Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 7:6.2.4.5.dfsg1-2
  • graphicsmagick Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 1.1.11-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2007-4988

  • ImageMagick RHEL 3 5.5.6-28
  • ImageMagick RHEL 4 6.0.7.1-17.el4_6.1
  • ImageMagick RHEL 5 6.2.8.0-4.el5_1.1
  • ImageMagick-c++ RHEL 3 5.5.6-28
  • ImageMagick-c++ RHEL 4 6.0.7.1-17.el4_6.1
  • ImageMagick-c++ RHEL 5 6.2.8.0-4.el5_1.1
  • ImageMagick-perl RHEL 3 5.5.6-28
  • ImageMagick-perl RHEL 4 6.0.7.1-17.el4_6.1

red hat advisories RHSA-2008:0145

  • GraphicsMagick openSUSE Tumbleweed 1.3.36-1.7

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:10596-1

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-2007-4988 updated

Integer overflow in ImageMagick's DIB coder

  • Red Hat Desktop version 3 ImageMagick 5.5.6-28, ImageMagick-c++ 5.5.6-28, ImageMagick-perl 5.5.6-28 Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) ImageMagick 6.2.8.0-4.el5_1.1, ImageMagick-c++ 6.2.8.0-4.el5_1.1, ImageMagick-perl 6.2.8.0-4.el5_1.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 ImageMagick 5.5.6-28, ImageMagick-c++ 5.5.6-28, ImageMagick-perl 5.5.6-28 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 ImageMagick 6.0.7.1-17.el4_6.1, ImageMagick-c++ 6.0.7.1-17.el4_6.1, ImageMagick-perl 6.0.7.1-17.el4_6.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) ImageMagick 6.2.8.0-4.el5_1.1, ImageMagick-c++ 6.2.8.0-4.el5_1.1, ImageMagick-perl 6.2.8.0-4.el5_1.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 ImageMagick 6.0.7.1-17.el4_6.1, ImageMagick-c++ 6.0.7.1-17.el4_6.1, ImageMagick-perl 6.0.7.1-17.el4_6.1
    +5 more products
    Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) ImageMagick 6.2.8.0-4.el5_1.1, ImageMagick-c++ 6.2.8.0-4.el5_1.1, ImageMagick-perl 6.2.8.0-4.el5_1.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 ImageMagick 5.5.6-28, ImageMagick-c++ 5.5.6-28, ImageMagick-perl 5.5.6-28 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 ImageMagick 6.0.7.1-17.el4_6.1, ImageMagick-c++ 6.0.7.1-17.el4_6.1, ImageMagick-perl 6.0.7.1-17.el4_6.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 ImageMagick 5.5.6-28, ImageMagick-c++ 5.5.6-28, ImageMagick-perl 5.5.6-28 Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 ImageMagick 6.0.7.1-17.el4_6.1, ImageMagick-c++ 6.0.7.1-17.el4_6.1, ImageMagick-perl 6.0.7.1-17.el4_6.1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2008:0145

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Exploit prediction

3.09% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 87% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25765 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 6.8 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-681 Incorrect Conversion between Numeric Types

References

Sources

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