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sdl-image1.2 — security advisory
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.
- Products
- sdl-image1.2
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- 1.2.6-2
- CVEs
- CVE-2007-6697
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 31 Oct 2026, 15:44 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
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.
osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2007-6697
sdl-image1.2
Fixed versions: 1.2.6-2
sdl-image1.2
Fixed versions: 1.2.6-2
sdl-image1.2
Fixed versions: 1.2.6-2
Complete source record
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