MEDIUM
tk: GIF handling buffer overflow
Published Feb 7, 2008
6.8
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 4.25%
Description
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
No data.
OR
- ≤ 8.4.17
- 2.1
- 3.3
- 4.0p1
- 6.1
- 6.1p1
- 6.2
- 6.4
- 6.5
- 6.6
- 6.7
- 7.0
- 7.1
- 7.3
- 7.4
- 7.5
- 7.5p1
- 7.6
- 7.6p2
- 8.0
- 8.0.3
- 8.0.4
- 8.0.5
- 8.0p2
- 8.1
- 8.1.1
- 8.2.0
- 8.2.1
- 8.2.2
- 8.2.3
- 8.3.0
- 8.3.1
- 8.3.2
- 8.3.3
- 8.3.4
- 8.3.5
- 8.4.0
- 8.4.1
- 8.4.2
- 8.4.3
- 8.4.4
- 8.4.5
- 8.4.6
- 8.4.7
- 8.4.8
- 8.4.9
- 8.4.10
- 8.4.11
- 8.4.12
- 8.4.13
- 8.4.14
- 8.4.15
- 8.4.16
- 8.4a2
- 8.4a3
- 8.4a4
- 8.4b1
- 8.4b2
- 8.5.0
- 8.5_a3
- 8.5a1
- 8.5a2
- 8.5a3
- 8.5a4
- 8.5a5
- 8.5a6
- 8.5b1
- 8.5b2
- 8.5b3
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1
tcltk-0:8.3.3-75
Fixed · RHSA-2008:0134
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
tcltk-0:8.3.5-92.8
Fixed · RHSA-2008:0134
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
tk-0:8.4.7-3.el4_6.1
Fixed · RHSA-2008:0135
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 2.1 | tcltk-0:8.3.3-75 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0134 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 | tcltk-0:8.3.5-92.8 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0134 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | tk-0:8.4.7-3.el4_6.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0135 |
| 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.
6.8 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
4.25% 0.04246
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.04246
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 (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 4.25% (0.04246) | 90.73th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 4.25% (0.04246) | 89.72th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 26, 2025 | 6.39% (0.06394) | 90.48th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 9.40% (0.09403) | 92.20th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jan 18, 2025 | 16.70% (0.16699) | 96.03th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 12.62% (0.12622) | 95.44th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 11, 2024 | 21.10% (0.21100) | 96.61th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 3, 2024 | 24.44% (0.24440) | 96.74th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 11, 2024 | 27.40% (0.27395) | 96.84th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 20.66% (0.20659) | 95.57th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 9.92% (0.09915) | 94.52th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 9.92% (0.09915) | 94.04th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 9.92% (0.09915) | 87.53th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (47)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-04/msg00005.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28784 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory
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- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1491 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
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- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0009.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
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- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2215 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-0553
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10098 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-0553
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Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner redhat
Published Feb 7, 2008
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Feb 1, 2008
Link CVE-2008-0553
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a