CVE-2007-6697

Buffer overflow in the LWZReadByte function in IMG_gif.c in SDL_image before 1.2.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted GIF file, a similar issue to CVE-2006-4484. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

• CWE-119

• http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=207933
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=120110205511630&w=2Exploit
• http://secunia.com/advisories/28640Vendor Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/28752
• http://secunia.com/advisories/28830
• http://secunia.com/advisories/28837
• http://secunia.com/advisories/28850
• http://secunia.com/advisories/28869
• http://secunia.com/advisories/29542
• http://vexillium.org/?sec-sdlgifExploit
• http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0061
• http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1493
• http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200802-01.xml
• http://www.libsdl.org/cgi/viewvc.cgi/trunk/SDL_image/CHANGES?revision=3462&view=markupPatch
• http://www.libsdl.org/cgi/viewvc.cgi/trunk/SDL_image/IMG_gif.c?r1=2970&r2=3462Exploit
• http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:040
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/488079/100/0/threaded
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27417
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-595-1
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0266
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39865
• https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2206
• https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-February/msg00008.html
• https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-February/msg00039.html
• http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=207933
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=120110205511630&w=2Exploit
• http://secunia.com/advisories/28640Vendor Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/28752
• http://secunia.com/advisories/28830
• http://secunia.com/advisories/28837
• http://secunia.com/advisories/28850
• http://secunia.com/advisories/28869
• http://secunia.com/advisories/29542
• http://vexillium.org/?sec-sdlgifExploit
• http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0061
• http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1493
• http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200802-01.xml
• http://www.libsdl.org/cgi/viewvc.cgi/trunk/SDL_image/CHANGES?revision=3462&view=markupPatch
• http://www.libsdl.org/cgi/viewvc.cgi/trunk/SDL_image/IMG_gif.c?r1=2970&r2=3462Exploit
• http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:040
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/488079/100/0/threaded
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27417
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-595-1
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0266
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39865
• https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2206
• https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-February/msg00008.html
• https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-February/msg00039.html

Published

Feb 1, 2008

Last Modified

Jun 16, 2026

Status

Modified

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