CVE-2008-0553
Tcl/Tk GIF Image Processing Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Description
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.
INFO
Published Date :
Feb. 7, 2008, 9 p.m.
Last Modified :
April 9, 2025, 12:30 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
6.4
Exploitability Score :
8.6
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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-04/msg00005.html Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/28784 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/28807 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/28848 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/28857 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/28867 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/28954 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/29069 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/29070 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/29622 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/30129 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/30188 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/30535 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/30717 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/30783 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/32608 Added Reference http://securitytracker.com/id?1019309 Added Reference http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=573933&group_id=10894 Added Reference http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-237465-1 Added Reference http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-664-1 Added Reference http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0054 Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1490 Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1491 Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1598 Added Reference http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:041 Added Reference http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2008_13_sr.html Added Reference http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0134.html Added Reference http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0135.html Added Reference http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0136.html Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/488069/100/0/threaded Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493080/100/0/threaded Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27655 Added Reference http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0009.html Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0430 Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1456/references Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1744 Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=431518 Added Reference https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2215 Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10098 Added Reference https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-February/msg00115.html Added Reference https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-February/msg00132.html Added Reference https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-February/msg00193.html Added Reference https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-February/msg00205.html Added Reference https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-May/msg00116.html -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 15, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/493080/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned] Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/488069/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493080/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/488069/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Sep. 29, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10098 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10098 [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Feb. 08, 2008
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2008-0553 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2008-0553
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
9.63 }} -0.55%
score
0.92136
percentile