CVE-2007-4962

WinImage 8.10 and earlier - Path Traversal and Arbitrary File Write via Filename in .IMG or .ISO File

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2007-4962. PoCs published by j00ru//vx.

AI-analyzed exploit summary The exploit describes a directory traversal and denial-of-service vulnerability in WinImage due to insufficient input sanitization. Attackers can leverage these issues to write files to arbitrary directories or cause a denial of service.

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.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP VERIFIED
by j00ru//vx · textremotewindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/30589

The exploit describes a directory traversal and denial-of-service vulnerability in WinImage due to insufficient input sanitization. Attackers can leverage these issues to write files to arbitrary directories or cause a denial of service.

Classification
Writeup 90%
Attack Type
Dos | Other
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Theoretical
Target: WinImage 8.0 and 8.10
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to craft or manipulate input files processed by WinImage
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (6)

Core 6
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb
http://osvdb.org/40550
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/479695/100/0/threaded
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_sreason
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3140
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36663
Exploit vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25687
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/26832

Scores

EPSS 0.0439
EPSS Percentile 89.1%

Details

CWE
CWE-22
Status published
Products (2)
winimage/winimage 8.0
winimage/winimage 8.10
Published Sep 18, 2007
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026