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CVE-2007-4987

24
FAUCET Score

CVE-2007-4987 is an off-by-one error in the ReadBlobString function of ImageMagick versions prior to 6.3.5-9. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by crafting a malicious image file, leading to an out-of-bounds write. With a CVSS score of 9.3, it is considered critical due to its network attack vector, medium attack complexity, and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its high severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
5.3.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:5.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.3.8CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:5.3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.4.2.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:5.4.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.4.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:5.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.4.4.5CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:5.4.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

9.3HIGH

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
8.6
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
3.82%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
89.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0382 is in the 51st percentile among its peer group of 8,918 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2007-4987Low

ImageMagick writes terminating NUL one byte beyond char array end

Sep 19, 2007

References

bugs.gentoo.org / show_bug.cgi
labs.idefense.com / intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php
secunia.com / advisories/26926
secunia.com / advisories/27048
secunia.com / advisories/27309
secunia.com / advisories/27364
secunia.com / advisories/27439
secunia.com / advisories/28721
secunia.com / advisories/36260
security.gentoo.org / glsa/glsa-200710-27.xml
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/36739
issues.rpath.com / browse/RPL-1743
studio.imagemagick.org / pipermail/magick-announce/2007-September/000037.html
debian.org / security/2009/dsa-1858
imagemagick.org / script/changelog.php
mandriva.com / en/security/advisories
novell.com / linux/security/advisories/2007_23_sr.html
securityfocus.com / archive/1/483572/100/0/threaded
securityfocus.com / bid/25766
ExploitPatch
securitytracker.com / id
ubuntu.com / usn/usn-523-1
vupen.com / english/advisories/2007/3245