CVE-2007-5137 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2007-5137: Buffer overflow in the ReadImage function in generic/tkImgGIF.c in Tcl (Tcl/Tk) 8.4.13 through 8.4.15 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via multi-frame interlaced GIF files in which later frames are smaller than the first. NOTE: this issue is due to an incorrect patch for CVE-2007-5

Affects 3 Linux releases across 3 (distro × package) combinations.

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2007-5137 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

libtk-img→ fixed in1.3-release-8urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y libtk-img
```

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

libtk-img→ fixed in1.3-release-8urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y libtk-img
```

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

libtk-img→ fixed in1.3-release-8urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y libtk-img
```

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