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CVE-2007-4988

Sign extension error in the ReadDIBImage function in ImageMagick before 6.3.5-9 allows context...

7.8 HighFix available

Sign extension error in the ReadDIBImage function in ImageMagick before 6.3.5-9 allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted width value in an image file, which triggers an integer overflow and a heap-based buffer overflow.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

3.09%Down 1.3 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.8

Sign extension error in the ReadDIBImage function in ImageMagick before 6.3.5-9 allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted width value in an image file, which triggers an integer overflow and a heap-based buffer overflow.

Record
CVE-2007-4988
CVSS 3.1
7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0
6.8 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness
CWE-681
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

Sign extension error in the ReadDIBImage function in ImageMagick before 6.3.5-9 allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted width value in an image file, which triggers an integer overflow and a heap-based buffer overflow.

Record
CVE-2007-4988
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2007-4969 No score

Sign extension error in the ReadDIBImage function in ImageMagick before 6.3.5-9 allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted width value in an image file, which triggers an integer overflow and a heap-based buffer overflow.

Record
EUVD-2007-4969
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-xhjj-jg7j-pqrx 7.8

Sign extension error in the ReadDIBImage function in ImageMagick before 6.3.5-9 allows context...

Sign extension error in the ReadDIBImage function in ImageMagick before 6.3.5-9 allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted width value in an image file, which triggers an integer overflow and a heap-based buffer overflow.

Record
GHSA-xhjj-jg7j-pqrx
CVSS 3.1
7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-119, CWE-681
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 7.8

Sign extension error in the ReadDIBImage function in ImageMagick before 6.3.5-9 allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted width value in an image file, which triggers an integer overflow and a heap-based buffer overflow.

Record
CVE-2007-4988
CVSS 3.1
7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2007-4988 7.8

Sign extension error in the ReadDIBImage function in ImageMagick before 6.3.5-9 allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted width value in an image file, which triggers an integer overflow and a heap-based buffer overflow.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2007-4988
CVSS 3.1
7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10596-1 No score

GraphicsMagick-1.3.36-1.7 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the GraphicsMagick-1.3.36-1.7 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10596-1
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
graphicsmagick
Debian:12
 before 1.1.11-1
1.1.11-1
graphicsmagick
Debian:13
 before 1.1.11-1
1.1.11-1
graphicsmagick
Debian:14
 before 1.1.11-1
1.1.11-1
imagemagick
Debian:12
 before 7:6.2.4.5.dfsg1-2
7:6.2.4.5.dfsg1-2
imagemagick
Debian:13
 before 7:6.2.4.5.dfsg1-2
7:6.2.4.5.dfsg1-2
imagemagick
Debian:14
 before 7:6.2.4.5.dfsg1-2
7:6.2.4.5.dfsg1-2
imagemagick
Debian:4.0
From an advisory covering 9 CVEs
 before 7:6.2.4.5.dfsg1-0.15+etch1, plus listed versions
7:6.2.4.5.dfsg1-0.14
7:6.2.4.5.dfsg1-0.15+etch1
imagemagick
Debian:5.0
From an advisory covering 9 CVEs
 before 7:6.3.7.9.dfsg2-1~lenny3, plus listed versions
7:6.3.7.9.dfsg1-37:6.3.7.9.dfsg1-3~lenny17:6.3.7.9.dfsg2-1~lenny1
7:6.3.7.9.dfsg2-1~lenny3
graphicsmagick
Debian:4.0
From an advisory covering 12 CVEs
 before 1.1.7-13+etch1, plus listed versions
1.1.7-13
1.1.7-13+etch1
graphicsmagick
Debian:5.0
From an advisory covering 12 CVEs
 before 1.1.11-3.2+lenny1, plus listed versions
1.1.11-3.2
1.1.11-3.2+lenny1
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
imagemagick
Debian:5.0
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
 before 7:6.2.4.5.dfsg1-1+lenny1
7:6.2.4.5.dfsg1-1+lenny1
ImageMagick
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
 before 0:5.5.6-28
0:5.5.6-28
ImageMagick-c++
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
 before 0:5.5.6-28
0:5.5.6-28
ImageMagick-c++-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
 before 0:5.5.6-28
0:5.5.6-28
ImageMagick-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
 before 0:5.5.6-28
0:5.5.6-28
ImageMagick-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
 before 0:5.5.6-28
0:5.5.6-28
ImageMagick-perl
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
 before 0:5.5.6-28
0:5.5.6-28
ImageMagick
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
 before 0:5.5.6-28
0:5.5.6-28
ImageMagick-c++
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
 before 0:5.5.6-28
0:5.5.6-28
ImageMagick-c++-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
 before 0:5.5.6-28
0:5.5.6-28
ImageMagick-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
 before 0:5.5.6-28
0:5.5.6-28
ImageMagick-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
 before 0:5.5.6-28
0:5.5.6-28
ImageMagick-perl
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
 before 0:5.5.6-28
0:5.5.6-28
ImageMagick
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
 before 0:5.5.6-28
0:5.5.6-28
ImageMagick-c++
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
 before 0:5.5.6-28
0:5.5.6-28
ImageMagick-c++-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
 before 0:5.5.6-28
0:5.5.6-28
ImageMagick-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
 before 0:5.5.6-28
0:5.5.6-28
ImageMagick-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
 before 0:5.5.6-28
0:5.5.6-28
ImageMagick-perl
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
 before 0:5.5.6-28
0:5.5.6-28
ImageMagick
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
 before 0:5.5.6-28
0:5.5.6-28
ImageMagick-c++
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
 before 0:5.5.6-28
0:5.5.6-28
ImageMagick-c++-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
 before 0:5.5.6-28
0:5.5.6-28
ImageMagick-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
 before 0:5.5.6-28
0:5.5.6-28
ImageMagick-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
 before 0:5.5.6-28
0:5.5.6-28
ImageMagick-perl
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
 before 0:5.5.6-28
0:5.5.6-28
ImageMagick
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
 before 0:6.0.7.1-17.el4_6.1
0:6.0.7.1-17.el4_6.1
ImageMagick-c++
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
 before 0:6.0.7.1-17.el4_6.1
0:6.0.7.1-17.el4_6.1
ImageMagick-c++-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
 before 0:6.0.7.1-17.el4_6.1
0:6.0.7.1-17.el4_6.1
ImageMagick-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
 before 0:6.0.7.1-17.el4_6.1
0:6.0.7.1-17.el4_6.1
ImageMagick-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
 before 0:6.0.7.1-17.el4_6.1
0:6.0.7.1-17.el4_6.1
ImageMagick-perl
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
 before 0:6.0.7.1-17.el4_6.1
0:6.0.7.1-17.el4_6.1
ImageMagick
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
 before 0:6.0.7.1-17.el4_6.1
0:6.0.7.1-17.el4_6.1
ImageMagick-c++
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
 before 0:6.0.7.1-17.el4_6.1
0:6.0.7.1-17.el4_6.1
ImageMagick-c++-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
 before 0:6.0.7.1-17.el4_6.1
0:6.0.7.1-17.el4_6.1
ImageMagick-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
 before 0:6.0.7.1-17.el4_6.1
0:6.0.7.1-17.el4_6.1
ImageMagick-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
 before 0:6.0.7.1-17.el4_6.1
0:6.0.7.1-17.el4_6.1
ImageMagick-perl
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
 before 0:6.0.7.1-17.el4_6.1
0:6.0.7.1-17.el4_6.1
ImageMagick
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
 before 0:6.0.7.1-17.el4_6.1
0:6.0.7.1-17.el4_6.1
ImageMagick-c++
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
 before 0:6.0.7.1-17.el4_6.1
0:6.0.7.1-17.el4_6.1
ImageMagick-c++-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
 before 0:6.0.7.1-17.el4_6.1
0:6.0.7.1-17.el4_6.1
ImageMagick-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
 before 0:6.0.7.1-17.el4_6.1
0:6.0.7.1-17.el4_6.1
ImageMagick-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
 before 0:6.0.7.1-17.el4_6.1
0:6.0.7.1-17.el4_6.1
ImageMagick-perl
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
 before 0:6.0.7.1-17.el4_6.1
0:6.0.7.1-17.el4_6.1
ImageMagick
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
 before 0:6.0.7.1-17.el4_6.1
0:6.0.7.1-17.el4_6.1
ImageMagick-c++
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
 before 0:6.0.7.1-17.el4_6.1
0:6.0.7.1-17.el4_6.1
ImageMagick-c++-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
 before 0:6.0.7.1-17.el4_6.1
0:6.0.7.1-17.el4_6.1
ImageMagick-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
 before 0:6.0.7.1-17.el4_6.1
0:6.0.7.1-17.el4_6.1
ImageMagick-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
 before 0:6.0.7.1-17.el4_6.1
0:6.0.7.1-17.el4_6.1
ImageMagick-perl
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
 before 0:6.0.7.1-17.el4_6.1
0:6.0.7.1-17.el4_6.1
ImageMagick
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
 before 0:6.2.8.0-4.el5_1.1
0:6.2.8.0-4.el5_1.1
ImageMagick-c++-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
 before 0:6.2.8.0-4.el5_1.1
0:6.2.8.0-4.el5_1.1
ImageMagick-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
 before 0:6.2.8.0-4.el5_1.1
0:6.2.8.0-4.el5_1.1
ImageMagick-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
 before 0:6.2.8.0-4.el5_1.1
0:6.2.8.0-4.el5_1.1
ImageMagick
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
 before 0:6.2.8.0-4.el5_1.1
0:6.2.8.0-4.el5_1.1
ImageMagick-c++
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
 before 0:6.2.8.0-4.el5_1.1
0:6.2.8.0-4.el5_1.1
ImageMagick-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
 before 0:6.2.8.0-4.el5_1.1
0:6.2.8.0-4.el5_1.1
ImageMagick-perl
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
 before 0:6.2.8.0-4.el5_1.1
0:6.2.8.0-4.el5_1.1
ImageMagick
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
 before 0:6.2.8.0-4.el5_1.1
0:6.2.8.0-4.el5_1.1
ImageMagick-c++
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
 before 0:6.2.8.0-4.el5_1.1
0:6.2.8.0-4.el5_1.1
ImageMagick-c++-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
 before 0:6.2.8.0-4.el5_1.1
0:6.2.8.0-4.el5_1.1
ImageMagick-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
 before 0:6.2.8.0-4.el5_1.1
0:6.2.8.0-4.el5_1.1
ImageMagick-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
 before 0:6.2.8.0-4.el5_1.1
0:6.2.8.0-4.el5_1.1
ImageMagick-perl
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
 before 0:6.2.8.0-4.el5_1.1
0:6.2.8.0-4.el5_1.1
GraphicsMagick
openSUSE:Tumbleweed
From an advisory covering 17 CVEs
 before 1.3.36-1.7
1.3.36-1.7

History

History
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In short

CVE-2007-4988 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Imagemagick, published September 24, 2007. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.09%, the 87th percentile. Fixed in graphicsmagick 1.1.11-1.

References

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