CVE-2007-5378
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
Buffer overflow in the FileReadGIF function in tkImgGIF.c for Tk Toolkit 8.4.12 and earlier, and 8.3.5 and earlier, allows user-assisted attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) via an animated GIF in which the first subimage is smaller than a subsequent subimage, which triggers the overflow in the ReadImage function, a different vulnerability than CVE-2007-5137.
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Statement
Red Hat is aware of this issue and is tracking it via the following bug:
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2007-5378
The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this issue as having low security impact, a future update may address this flaw.
Red Hat Security Errata
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 (tk) | RHSA-2008:0135 | 2008-02-21 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 (tcltk) | RHSA-2008:0134 | 2008-02-21 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 (tcltk) | RHSA-2008:0134 | 2008-02-21 |
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