CVE-2007-6561 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in PDFLib allow user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long filename argument to the PDF_load_image function that results in an overflow in the pdc_fsearch_fopen function, and possibly other vectors.

Published: 2007-12-28

Score: 5.7 Medium

EPSS: 6.7% Low

KEV: No

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:pdflib:pdflib:7.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2007-6527	Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in PDFLib allow user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long filename argument to the PDF_load_image function that results in an overflow in the pdc_fsearch_fopen function, and possibly other vectors.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Adjacent Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.06674.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://osvdb.org/40275
http://secunia.com/advisories/28239
http://secunia.com/advisories/29304
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200803-17.xml
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3495
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485479/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27001

History

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Subscriptions

Pdflib Pdflib

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2007-12-28T00:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T16:11:06.090Z

Reserved: 2007-12-27T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2007-6561

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2007-12-28T00:46:00.000

Modified: 2026-06-16T22:48:20.123

Link: CVE-2007-6561

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-119
Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

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