# CVE-2007-1463: Memory corruption in n/a

> A format string vulnerability in Inkscape allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via malicious URIs in dialogs, requiring user interaction.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.8 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 21 Mar 2007
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2007-1463, GHSA-7w4r-5rhr-622x

## What is CVE-2007-1463?

CVE-2007-1463 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 21 Mar 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Format string vulnerability in Inkscape before 0.45.1 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in a URI, which is not properly handled by certain dialogs.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-1463?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Inkscape Inkscape.

## How do I fix CVE-2007-1463?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2007-1463 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-1463 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2021-42704](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-42704/): Inkscape Out-of-bounds Write (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2007-1464](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-1464/): Other in n/a (medium 6.8)
- [CVE-2026-4980](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-4980/): Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference in Inkscape (medium 6.3)
- [CVE-2005-3737](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-3737/): Memory corruption in n/a (medium 5.1)
- [CVE-2012-6076](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-6076/): Path traversal in n/a (medium 4.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2007-1463 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2007-1463 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 21 Mar 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-1463 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-1463/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-1463/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-1463
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-1463
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2007-1463

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-1463/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.