CVE-2007-0163

HIGH 7.8CVE-2007-0163 · Published 10/01/2007 · updated 16/06/2026

In short

CVE-2007-0163 is a HIGH (CVSS 7.8) vulnerability affecting securekit steganography (securekit).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 2.1%, higher than 81.5% of all vulnerabilities.
No patched version is listed yet: follow the vendor's advisory in References.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
securekit steganography securekit	`= 1.7.1= 1.8`	No fix yet

Description

SecureKit Steganography 1.7.1 and 1.8 embeds password information in the carrier file, which allows remote attackers to bypass authentication requirements and decrypt embedded steganography by replacing the last 20 bytes of the JPEG image with alternate password information.

References

homepage.mac.com/adonismac/Advisory/steg/steganography.html · Exploit
osvdb.org/31244
secunia.com/advisories/23639 · Vendor Advisory
securityfocus.com/archive/1/456283/100/0/threaded
securityfocus.com/archive/1/456519/100/0/threaded
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/31378

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