CVE-2007-6697: Sdl Image

High severity, CVSS 7.5. EPSS: 10.7% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Buffer overflow in the LWZReadByte function in IMG_gif.c in SDL_image before 1.2.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted GIF file, a similar issue to CVE-2006-4484. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Affected products

• Sdl Sdl Image: up to and including 1.2.6

Published 2008-02-01. Last modified 2026-06-16.