Name: CVE-2007-5137: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2007-09-28T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2007-5137, CWE-119, CVSS 7.3, EPSS 0.07715

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 Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.3

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Debian	—	Upgrade libtk-img	Jul 30, 2024	Sep 28, 2007
Freebsd	—	Upgrade tkUpgrade tk-threads	Dec 10, 2025	Oct 5, 2007
Oracle_linux	—	Upgrade tkUpgrade tk-devel	Oct 16, 2024	Sep 28, 2007
Suse	—	Upgrade tk-32bitUpgrade tk-x86Upgrade tk-64bitUpgrade suse-releaseUpgrade tk-develUpgrade tk	Dec 12, 2013	Sep 28, 2007
Ubuntu	—	Upgrade tk8.3Upgrade tk8.4	Nov 8, 2024	Sep 28, 2007

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CVSS Details

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