CVE-2008-0553

N/A Unknown
Published: February 07, 2008 Modified: April 23, 2026
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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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-04/msg00005.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/28784
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28807
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28848
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28857
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28867
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28954
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29069
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29070
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29622
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30129
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30188
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30535
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30717
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30783
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32608
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://securitytracker.com/id?1019309
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=573933&group_id=10894
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-237465-1
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-664-1
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0054
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1490
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1491
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1598
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:041
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2008_13_sr.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0134.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0135.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0136.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/488069/100/0/threaded
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493080/100/0/threaded
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27655
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0009.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0430
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1456/references
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1744
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=431518
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2215
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10098
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-February/msg00115.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-February/msg00132.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-February/msg00193.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-February/msg00205.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-May/msg00116.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-04/msg00005.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/28784
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28807
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28848
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28857
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28867
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28954
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29069
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29070
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29622
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30129
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30188
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30535
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30717
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30783
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32608
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://securitytracker.com/id?1019309
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=573933&group_id=10894
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-237465-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-664-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0054
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1490
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1491
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1598
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:041
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2008_13_sr.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0134.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0135.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0136.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/488069/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493080/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27655
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0009.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0430
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1456/references
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1744
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=431518
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2215
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10098
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-February/msg00115.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-February/msg00132.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-February/msg00193.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-February/msg00205.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-May/msg00116.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

88 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
4.2%
90th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-119

Affected Vendors

tcl_tk

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