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CVE-2008-5187
The load function in the XPM loader for imlib2 1.4.2, and possibly other versions, allows attackers to cause a denial of service (crash)…
High7.5EPSS 3.6%
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- mitre
Description
The load function in the XPM loader for imlib2 1.4.2, and possibly other versions, allows attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted XPM file that triggers a "pointer arithmetic error" and a heap-based buffer overflow, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-2426.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 3.6% · top 10% 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 7.5.
Weakness
Affected products
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References (18)
- MDVSA-2009:019 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- DSA-1672 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- 32949 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20081120 CVE Request: imlib2 (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- 32963 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 33323 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- USN-683-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- 49970 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- 32796 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- SUSE-SR:2009:002 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- 33568 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=505714#15 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 32371 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- GLSA-200812-23 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- ADV-2008-3212 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 32843 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- FEDORA-2008-10296 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- FEDORA-2008-10287 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_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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