CVE-2007-4988

Publication date 24 September 2007

Last updated 25 August 2025

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

7.8 · High

Score breakdown

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.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
graphicsmagick 8.10 intrepid
Fixed in 1.1.11-1
8.04 LTS hardy
Fixed in 1.1.11-1
7.10 gutsy Ignored end of life, was needed
7.04 feisty Ignored end of life, was needed
6.10 edgy Ignored end of life, was needed
6.06 LTS dapper Not in release
imagemagick 8.10 intrepid
Fixed in 7:6.2.4.5.dfsg1-2ubuntu1
8.04 LTS hardy
Fixed in 7:6.2.4.5.dfsg1-2ubuntu1
7.10 gutsy
Fixed in 7:6.2.4.5.dfsg1-2ubuntu1
7.04 feisty
Fixed in 7:6.2.4.5.dfsg1-0.14ubuntu0.2
6.10 edgy
Fixed in 7:6.2.4.5.dfsg1-0.10ubuntu0.4
6.06 LTS dapper
Fixed in 6:6.2.4.5-0.6ubuntu0.7

Severity score breakdown

CVSS version: CVSS v3.0

Base score 7.8 · High

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-523-1
    • ImageMagick vulnerabilities
    • 3 October 2007

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