CVE-2008-0553

Impact

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.

Affected products

Weakness classification

References

• NVD record
• CVE.org record
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-04/msg00005.html
• http://secunia.com/advisories/28784
• http://secunia.com/advisories/28807
• http://secunia.com/advisories/28848
• http://secunia.com/advisories/28857
• http://secunia.com/advisories/28867
• http://secunia.com/advisories/28954
• http://secunia.com/advisories/29069
• http://secunia.com/advisories/29070
• http://secunia.com/advisories/29622
• http://secunia.com/advisories/30129
• http://secunia.com/advisories/30188
• http://secunia.com/advisories/30535
• http://secunia.com/advisories/30717
• http://secunia.com/advisories/30783
• http://secunia.com/advisories/32608
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1019309
• http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=573933&group_id=10894
• http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-237465-1
• http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-664-1
• http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0054
• http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1490
• http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1491
• http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1598
• http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:041