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CVE-2008-2426
Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in Imlib 2 (aka imlib2) 1.4.0 allow user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service…
High9.3EPSS 5.7%
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- flexera
Description
Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in Imlib 2 (aka imlib2) 1.4.0 allow user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via (1) a PNM image with a crafted header, related to the load function in src/modules/loaders/loader_pnm.c; or (2) a crafted XPM image, related to the load function in src/modules/loader_xpm.c.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High9.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 5.7% · top 6.9% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 9.3.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (19)
- 20080529 Secunia Research: imlib2 PNM and XPM Buffer Overflow (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- FEDORA-2008-4842 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- imlib2-pnm-xpm-bo(42732) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 31982 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- SUSE-SR:2008:018 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- GLSA-200806-03 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2008-25/advisory/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- MDVSA-2008:123 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- DSA-1594 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- FEDORA-2008-4950 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- 30727 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 30401 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- USN-697-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- 29417 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 30572 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- ADV-2008-1700 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 30485 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- FEDORA-2008-4871 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- 1020146 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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