High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Sep 24, 2007· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2007-4988
CVE-2007-4988
Description
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.
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Affected products
6cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <6.3.5-9
- (no CPE)range: <6.3.5-9
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.06:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.06:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:7.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
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References
25- www.securityfocus.com/bid/25765nvdBroken LinkExploitPatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200710-27.xmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1858nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/483572/100/0/threadednvdBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.securitytracker.com/idnvdBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-523-1nvdThird Party Advisory
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36737nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cginvdIssue Tracking
- labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.phpnvdBroken Link
- secunia.com/advisories/26926nvdBroken Link
- secunia.com/advisories/27048nvdBroken Link
- secunia.com/advisories/27309nvdBroken Link
- secunia.com/advisories/27364nvdBroken Link
- secunia.com/advisories/27439nvdBroken Link
- secunia.com/advisories/28721nvdBroken Link
- secunia.com/advisories/29786nvdBroken Link
- secunia.com/advisories/36260nvdBroken Link
- studio.imagemagick.org/pipermail/magick-announce/2007-September/000037.htmlnvdBroken Link
- www.imagemagick.org/script/changelog.phpnvdRelease Notes
- www.mandriva.com/en/security/advisoriesnvdBroken Link
- www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_23_sr.htmlnvdBroken Link
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0145.htmlnvdBroken Link
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3245nvdBroken Link
- issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1743nvdBroken Link
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9656nvdBroken Link
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