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TI-2007-05165 Aliases CVE-2007-5378GHSA-5mgp-v92x-h349

Buffer overflow in the FileReadGIF function in tkImgGIF.c for Tk Toolkit 8.4.12 and…

Priority LOW 25CWE-119Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Medium
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · Partial
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02643 85th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 2 advisories

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:tcl_tk:tk_toolkit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 8.3.5; up to 8.4.12VulnerableTcl Tk
  • cpe:2.3:a:tcl_tk:tk_toolkit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 8.3.5; up to 8.4.12 Vulnerable ·Tcl Tk

Remediation

Red Hat 2 advisories

  • RHSA-2008:0135 Released 2008-02-21 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    tk security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 tk-8.4.7-3.el4_6.1, tk-8.4.7-3.el4_6.1.i386, tk-8.4.7-3.el4_6.1.ia64 +5
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 tk-8.4.7-3.el4_6.1, tk-8.4.7-3.el4_6.1.i386, tk-devel-8.4.7-3.el4_6.1 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 tk-8.4.7-3.el4_6.1, tk-8.4.7-3.el4_6.1.i386, tk-8.4.7-3.el4_6.1.ia64 +3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 tk-8.4.7-3.el4_6.1, tk-8.4.7-3.el4_6.1.i386, tk-8.4.7-3.el4_6.1.ia64 +3
  • RHSA-2008:0134 Released 2008-02-21 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    tcltk security update
    • Red Hat Desktop version 3 expect-5.38.0-92.8, expect-5.38.0-92.8.i386, expect-devel-5.38.0-92.8 +16
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 expect-5.38.0-75.i386, expect-5.38.0-75.ia64, itcl-3.2-75.i386 +12
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 expect-5.38.0-92.8, expect-5.38.0-92.8.i386, expect-5.38.0-92.8.ia64 +34
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1 expect-5.38.0-75.i386, itcl-3.2-75.i386, tcl-8.3.3-75.i386 +5
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 expect-5.38.0-92.8, expect-5.38.0-92.8.i386, expect-5.38.0-92.8.ia64 +25
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1 expect-5.38.0-75.i386, itcl-3.2-75.i386, tcl-8.3.3-75.i386 +5
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 expect-5.38.0-92.8, expect-5.38.0-92.8.i386, expect-5.38.0-92.8.ia64 +25
    • Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 expect-5.38.0-75.ia64, itcl-3.2-75.ia64, tcl-8.3.3-75.ia64 +5

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Desktop version 3Fixed RHSA-2008:0134
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 Fixed RHSA-2008:0134
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3Fixed RHSA-2008:0134
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4Fixed RHSA-2008:0135
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4Fixed RHSA-2008:0135
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1Fixed RHSA-2008:0134
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3Fixed RHSA-2008:0134
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4Fixed RHSA-2008:0135
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1Fixed RHSA-2008:0134
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3Fixed RHSA-2008:0134
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4Fixed RHSA-2008:0135
Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1Fixed RHSA-2008:0134

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2007-5378
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5mgp-v92x-h349

References

Advisory 8

Other 6

Sources

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