CVE-2007-6009
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedMultiple buffer overflows in ACD products allow user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long section string in a (1) XBM or (2) XPM file to (a) ID_X.apl or (b) IDE_ACDStd.apl. NOTE: the PSP and LHA vectors are already covered by CVE-2007-4344 and CVE-2007-6007. NOTE: these might be integer overflows rather than buffer overflows.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceBuffer overflows (or potentially integer overflows) in ACD Systems image processing plugins (ID_X.apl and IDE_ACDStd.apl) allow arbitrary code execution via specially crafted XBM or XPM files containing overly long section strings. The vulnerability is user-assisted, requiring the victim to open a malicious image file.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 4.0= 9.0= 8.1CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- M
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- Complete
- Integrity
- Complete
- Availability
- Complete
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Check if ACD Systems software is installedLook for ACDsee Photo Editor, ACDsee Photo Manager, or ACDsee Pro Photo Manager in the list of installed programs on the systemAffected if None of these three ACDsee products are installed, the system is not affected
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Verify the installed version of ACDsee Photo EditorOpen the application and go to Help > About, or check the installed programs list for version 4.0Affected if The installed version is 4.0, proceed to check plugin files; if not version 4.0, this vector is not affected
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Verify the installed version of ACDsee Photo ManagerOpen the application and go to Help > About, or check the installed programs list for version 9.0Affected if The installed version is 9.0, proceed to check plugin files; if not version 9.0, this vector is not affected
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Verify the installed version of ACDsee Pro Photo ManagerOpen the application and go to Help > About, or check the installed programs list for version 8.1Affected if The installed version is 8.1, proceed to check plugin files; if not version 8.1, this vector is not affected
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Locate the vulnerable plugin filesSearch for ID_X.apl and IDE_ACDStd.apl in the ACDsee program directory, typically under Program Files/ACD Systems/Affected if These plugin files exist in the ACDsee installation directory and one of the affected versions above is installed, the system is potentially vulnerable when opening XBM or XPM files
A system is affected only if it has ACDsee Photo Editor 4.0, Photo Manager 9.0, or Pro Photo Manager 8.1 installed AND the vulnerable plugins (ID_X.apl or IDE_ACDStd.apl) are present for handling XBM/XPM image files.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataApply vendor patches from ACD Systems for affected products. If patches are unavailable, restrict ability to open untrusted XBM/XPM files or consider disabling the affected plugins until a fix can be applied.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2007-6009 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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