Tk GIF processing buffer overflow
Published Sep 28, 2007
6.8
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 4.86%
Description
Buffer overflow in the ReadImage function in generic/tkImgGIF.c in Tcl (Tcl/Tk) 8.4.13 through 8.4.15 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via multi-frame interlaced GIF files in which later frames are smaller than the first. NOTE: this issue is due to an incorrect patch for CVE-2007-5378.
Affected products
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
tk-0:8.4.13-5.el5_1.1
Fixed · RHSA-2008:0136
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | tk-0:8.4.13-5.el5_1.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0136 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 4.86% (0.04855) | 91.75th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 4.86% (0.04855) | 90.87th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 8.05% (0.08048) | 91.31th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 12.01% (0.12011) | 89.60th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 8.05% (0.08048) | 91.50th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 17.15% (0.17147) | 96.05th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 33.55% (0.33547) | 97.22th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 24, 2024 | 34.39% (0.34389) | 97.12th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 17, 2024 | 34.83% (0.34826) | 97.10th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 1, 2024 | 34.65% (0.34654) | 96.97th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 34.30% (0.34305) | 96.37th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 12.25% (0.12248) | 95.30th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 12.25% (0.12248) | 94.93th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 12.25% (0.12248) | 89.34th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (24)
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=192539 x_refsource_MISC
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26942 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory
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- http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=541207 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
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- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1743 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
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- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_20_sr.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0136.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25826 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-529-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2007-5137 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=290991 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-5137
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9540 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-5137
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-October/msg00261.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
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