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Critical
CVE-2007-4962
Directory traversal vulnerability in WinImage 8.10 and earlier allows user-assisted...
Vulnerability Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in WinImage 8.10 and earlier allows user-assisted remote attackers to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in a filename within a (1) .IMG or (2) .ISO file. NOTE: this can be leveraged for code execution by writing to a Startup folder.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
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Affected Vendor
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Vulnerable Versions:
8.0, 8.10
Timeline
Official Publish:
September 18th, 2007
Last Modified:
August 7th, 2024
Added to House:
July 18th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.