CVE-2007-4962

critical

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.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36663

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/479695/100/0/threaded

http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3140

http://secunia.com/advisories/26832

http://osvdb.org/40550

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2007-09-18

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 9.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.1

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

Severity: Critical

EPSS

EPSS: 0.04224