CVE 2008-0553
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.
Related bugs and status
CVE-2008-0553 (Candidate) is related to these bugs:
Bug #191204: [tk8.3] [tk8.4] [CVE-2008-0553] buffer overflow in the GIF image parsing code
| Summary | In | Importance | Status | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 191204 | [tk8.3] [tk8.4] [CVE-2008-0553] buffer overflow in the GIF image parsing code | tk8.3 (Ubuntu) | Undecided | Fix Released | ||
| 191204 | [tk8.3] [tk8.4] [CVE-2008-0553] buffer overflow in the GIF image parsing code | tk8.4 (Ubuntu) | Undecided | Fix Released | ||
| 191204 | [tk8.3] [tk8.4] [CVE-2008-0553] buffer overflow in the GIF image parsing code | tk8.5 (Ubuntu) | Undecided | Fix Released | ||
Bug #210718: CVE-2008-1373: CUPS GIF image filter overflow
| Summary | In | Importance | Status | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 210718 | CVE-2008-1373: CUPS GIF image filter overflow | cupsys (Ubuntu) | High | Fix Released | ||
| 210718 | CVE-2008-1373: CUPS GIF image filter overflow | cupsys (Ubuntu Dapper) | Undecided | Fix Released | ||
| 210718 | CVE-2008-1373: CUPS GIF image filter overflow | cupsys (Ubuntu Edgy) | Undecided | Fix Released | ||
| 210718 | CVE-2008-1373: CUPS GIF image filter overflow | cupsys (Ubuntu Gutsy) | Undecided | Fix Released | ||
| 210718 | CVE-2008-1373: CUPS GIF image filter overflow | cupsys (Ubuntu Feisty) | Undecided | Fix Released | ||
| 210718 | CVE-2008-1373: CUPS GIF image filter overflow | cupsys (Ubuntu Hardy) | High | Fix Released | ||
| 210718 | CVE-2008-1373: CUPS GIF image filter overflow | cupsys (Gentoo Linux) | High | Fix Released | ||
| 210718 | CVE-2008-1373: CUPS GIF image filter overflow | cupsys (Fedora) | Medium | Fix Released | ||
See the 
CVE page on Mitre.org
for more details.
