CVE-2007-4962

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.3 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 6.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2007-09-18 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-22

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.

Affected products

Winimage: 8.0, 8.10

References

http://osvdb.org/40550
http://secunia.com/advisories/26832
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3140
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/479695/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25687
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36663
http://osvdb.org/40550
http://secunia.com/advisories/26832
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3140
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/479695/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25687
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36663

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