CVE-2007-5137: tcl_tk
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2007-5137 is a medium (CVSS 6.8) vulnerability in tcl_tk. EPSS estimates a 4.86% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 92% of scored vulnerabilities.
Not severe (CVSS 6.8, network access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 2 · Duplicates 1Timeline
- 28-09-2007PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 07-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
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.
CVSS metrics
1 score · 1 source · 1 versionEPSS trend
Probability
4.86%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
92%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
No change 0.00 pp
From 4.86% on 04-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEVNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
ENISA CNWNot in the ENISA CNW catalog.
CIRCLNot in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Debian1 product
- libtk-img< 1.3-release-8
Tcl_tk1 product
- tcl_tk8.4.13 | 8.4.14 | 8.4.15
2 vendors · 2 products
References
21 links- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9540VDB EntrySignatureX Refsource OVAL
- www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-October/msg00261.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource FEDORA
- bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=192539X Refsource MISC
