Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Sep 18, 2007· Updated Apr 23, 2026

CVE-2007-4962

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in WinImage 8.10 and earlier allows user-assisted remote attackers to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in a filename within a (1) .IMG or (2) .ISO file. NOTE: this can be leveraged for code execution by writing to a Startup folder.

Affected products

Winimage/Winimage2 versions
cpe:2.3:a:winimage:winimage:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:winimage:winimage:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:winimage:winimage:8.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.

References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/25687nvdExploit
secunia.com/advisories/26832nvdVendor Advisory
osvdb.org/40550nvd
securityreason.com/securityalert/3140nvd
www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/479695/100/0/threadednvd
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36663nvd

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