# CVE-2007-5137: 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 arb

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2007-09-28 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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.

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## References

- http://secunia.com/advisories/34297
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9540
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-October/msg00261.html
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=192539
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26942
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27086
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0136.html
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:200
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1743
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200710-07.xml
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27295
- http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=541207
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27229
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-529-1
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27182
- http://www.attrition.org/pipermail/vim/2007-October/001826.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29069
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27207
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_20_sr.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25826

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