CVE-2007-6697: sdl sdl_image

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2007-6697 is a high (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability in sdl sdl_image. EPSS estimates a 10.73% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95.7% of scored vulnerabilities. 4 public exploits are recorded.

Timeline

1. 01-02-2008
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 07-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Buffer overflow in the LWZReadByte function in IMG_gif.c in SDL_image before 1.2.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted GIF file, a similar issue to CVE-2006-4484. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

• CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferThe product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.