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CVE-2007-2833

Mandriva Linux Security Advisory 2007.133

Severity Score

5.5
*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

Emacs 21 allows user-assisted attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via certain crafted images, as demonstrated via a GIF image in vm mode, related to image size calculation.

Emacs 21 permite a atacantes con la intervención del usuario provocar una denegación de servicio (caída) a través de ciertas imágenes modificadas, como lo demostrado a través de imágenes GIF en el modo vm, relacionado con el cálculo del tamaño de la imagen.

Hendrik Tews discovered that emacs21 did not correctly handle certain GIF images. By tricking a user into opening a specially crafted GIF, a remote attacker could cause emacs21 to crash, resulting in a denial of service.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Complete
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SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
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Automatable
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Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2007-05-24 CVE Reserved
  • 2007-06-21 CVE Published
  • 2024-08-07 CVE Updated
  • 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
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Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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Debian
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Debian Linux
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4.0
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alpha
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Emacs
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21
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Debian
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Debian Linux
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4.0
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amd64
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Emacs
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21
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Debian
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Debian Linux
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4.0
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arm
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Emacs
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21
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Debian
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Debian Linux
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4.0
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hppa
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Emacs
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21
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Debian
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Debian Linux
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4.0
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ia-32
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Emacs
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21
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Debian
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Debian Linux
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4.0
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ia-64
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Emacs
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21
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Debian
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4.0
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m68k
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Emacs
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21
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Debian
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mips
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21
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4.0
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mipsel
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21
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Debian
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powerpc
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21
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Debian
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4.0
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s-390
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21
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sparc
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21
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2007
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21
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Mandrake Linux
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2007
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x86_64
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Emacs
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21
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2007.1
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21
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3.0
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3.0
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21
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21
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