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.
Related bugs and status
CVE-2007-6697 (Candidate) is related to these bugs:
Bug #185782: Buffer overflow in GIF and IFF ILBM handling
| Summary | In | Importance | Status | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 185782 | Buffer overflow in GIF and IFF ILBM handling | sdl-image1.2 (Ubuntu) | Medium | Fix Released | ||
| 185782 | Buffer overflow in GIF and IFF ILBM handling | sdl-image1.2 (Ubuntu Dapper) | Medium | Fix Released | ||
| 185782 | Buffer overflow in GIF and IFF ILBM handling | sdl-image1.2 (Ubuntu Edgy) | Medium | Fix Released | ||
| 185782 | Buffer overflow in GIF and IFF ILBM handling | sdl-image1.2 (Ubuntu Gutsy) | Medium | Fix Released | ||
| 185782 | Buffer overflow in GIF and IFF ILBM handling | sdl-image1.2 (Ubuntu Hardy) | Medium | Fix Released | ||
| 185782 | Buffer overflow in GIF and IFF ILBM handling | sdl-image1.2 (Ubuntu Feisty) | Medium | Fix Released | ||
Bug #191206: [sdl-image1.2] [CVE-2007-6697] [CVE-2008-0554] buffer overflow vulnerabilities
| Summary | In | Importance | Status | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 191206 | [sdl-image1.2] [CVE-2007-6697] [CVE-2008-0554] buffer overflow vulnerabilities | sdl-image1.2 (Ubuntu) | Undecided | New | ||
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.
