Stack-based buffer overflow in the ReadImage function in tkImgGIF.c in Tk (Tcl/Tk) before 8.5.1 allows remote attackers to execute…

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the ReadImage function in tkImgGIF.c in Tk (Tcl/Tk) before 8.5.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted GIF image, a similar issue to CVE-2006-4484.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

4.2% · top 8.9% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.8.

Weakness

• n/a
• CWE-119 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-119 and its CVEs

Affected products

• n/a

  • affected n/a

References (44)

• 30129 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 28784 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• RHSA-2008:0134 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• DSA-1598 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
• 20080212 rPSA-2008-0054-1 tk (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
• ADV-2008-1744 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• 29622 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 27655 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
• SUSE-SR:2008:008 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
• USN-664-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
• ADV-2008-1456 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• 28857 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 30783 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2215 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0009.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10098 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
• DSA-1490 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
• 237465 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERTx_transferred
• RHSA-2008:0136 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=431518 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• ADV-2008-0430 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• 28954 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 30535 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 30188 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• FEDORA-2008-1131 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
• http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=573933&group_id=10894 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 20080604 VMSA-2008-0009 Updates to VMware Workstation, VMware Player, VMware ACE, VMware Fusion, VMware Server, VMware VIX API, VMware ESX, VMware ESXi resolve critical security issues (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
• FEDORA-2008-1384 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
• FEDORA-2008-1122 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
• 32608 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 29070 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• FEDORA-2008-3545 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
• 28848 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• RHSA-2008:0135 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• 29069 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• FEDORA-2008-1323 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
• 28867 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 1019309 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
• http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0054 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• MDVSA-2008:041 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
• DSA-1491 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
• 28807 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• SUSE-SR:2008:013 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
• 30717 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

• CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
• CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
• NVD (opens in a new tab)
• FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
• OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
• GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
• CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)

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Record last updated 7 Aug 2024, 07:46 UTC.