CVE-2007-4988 Integer overflow in n/a

What is CVE-2007-4988?

CVE-2007-4988 is a high-severity vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published on 24 Sep 2007. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Sign extension error in the ReadDIBImage function in ImageMagick before 6.3.5-9 allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted width value in an image file, which triggers an integer overflow and a heap-based buffer overflow.

Weakness: CWE-681

Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-4988?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Imagemagick Imagemagick.

How do I fix CVE-2007-4988?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2007-4988 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-4988 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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• CVE-2015-2590 Oracle Java SE and Java SE Embedded Remote Code Execution Exploited Critical 9.8

All Canonical Ubuntu Linux vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2007-4988, GHSA-xhjj-jg7j-pqrx.