Buffer overflow in tcl/win/tclWinReg.c in Tcl (Tcl/Tk) before 8.5a6 allows local users to…
Priority LOW 32Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Complete · Complete · Complete
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Buffer overflow in tcl/win/tclWinReg.c in Tcl (Tcl/Tk) before 8.5a6 allows local users to gain privileges via long registry key paths.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00365 30th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2007-2877
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wv42-64hv-5wfc
References
More Tcl Tk vulnerabilities
- TI-2007-04948 Buffer overflow in the ReadImage function in generic/tkImgGIF.c in Tcl (Tcl/Tk) 8.4.13… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
- TI-2008-00525 Stack-based buffer overflow in the ReadImage function in tkImgGIF.c in Tk (Tcl/Tk) before… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
- TI-2007-05798 Algorithmic complexity vulnerability in the regular expression parser in TCL before… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
- TI-2007-04616 The regular expression parser in TCL before 8.4.17, as used in PostgreSQL 8.2 before… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
Sources
- CVE-2007-2877 · CVE Program
- CVE-2007-2877 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-wv42-64hv-5wfc · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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