CVE-2007-4987

N/A Unknown
Published: September 24, 2007 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

Off-by-one error in the ReadBlobString function in blob.c in ImageMagick before 6.3.5-9 allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted image file, which triggers the writing of a '\0' character to an out-of-bounds address.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=186030
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=595
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/26926
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/27048
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/27309
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/27364
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/27439
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/28721
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/36260
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200710-27.xml
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://studio.imagemagick.org/pipermail/magick-announce/2007-September/000037.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1858
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.imagemagick.org/script/changelog.php
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.mandriva.com/en/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:035
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_23_sr.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/483572/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25766
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit Patch
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018729
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-523-1
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3245
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36739
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1743
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=186030
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=595
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/26926
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/27048
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/27309
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/27364
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/27439
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/28721
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/36260
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200710-27.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://studio.imagemagick.org/pipermail/magick-announce/2007-September/000037.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1858
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.imagemagick.org/script/changelog.php
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/en/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:035
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_23_sr.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/483572/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25766
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Patch
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018729
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-523-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3245
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36739
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1743
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

44 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
3.8%
89th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-189

Affected Vendors

imagemagick

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