CVE-2007-4987

Publication date 24 September 2007

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

Description

Off-by-one error in the ReadBlobString function in blob.c in ImageMagick before 6.3.5-9 allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted image file, which triggers the writing of a '\0' character to an out-of-bounds address.

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Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
graphicsmagick 7.10 gutsy
Not affected
7.04 feisty
Not affected
6.10 edgy
Not affected
6.06 LTS dapper Not in release
imagemagick 7.10 gutsy
Fixed 7:6.2.4.5.dfsg1-2ubuntu1
7.04 feisty
Fixed 7:6.2.4.5.dfsg1-0.14ubuntu0.2
6.10 edgy
Fixed 7:6.2.4.5.dfsg1-0.10ubuntu0.4
6.06 LTS dapper
Fixed 6:6.2.4.5-0.6ubuntu0.7

Notes

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graphicsmagick doesn't contain the vulnerable code.

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-523-1
    • ImageMagick vulnerabilities
    • 3 October 2007

Other references