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.
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Source | ID | Title |
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DSA-1490-1 | New tk8.3 packages fix arbitrary code execution |
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DSA-1491-1 | New tk8.4 packages fix arbitrary code execution |
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DSA-1598-1 | New libtk-img packages fix arbitrary code execution |
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EUVD-2008-0563 | 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. |
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USN-664-1 | Tk vulnerability |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-07T07:46:55.146Z
Reserved: 2008-02-01T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2008-0553

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Status : Deferred
Published: 2008-02-07T21:00:00.000
Modified: 2025-04-09T00:30:58.490
Link: CVE-2008-0553


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