CVE-2008-5187

HIGH 7.5CVE-2008-5187 · Published 21/11/2008 · updated 16/06/2026

In short

CVE-2008-5187 is a HIGH (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability affecting imlib2 (enlightenment).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 3.6%, higher than 89.6% of all vulnerabilities.
No patched version is listed yet: follow the vendor's advisory in References.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
imlib2 enlightenment	`= 1.4.2`	No fix yet

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.

References

bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-01/msg00004.html
osvdb.org/49970
secunia.com/advisories/32796 · Vendor Advisory
secunia.com/advisories/32843
secunia.com/advisories/32949
secunia.com/advisories/32963
secunia.com/advisories/33323
secunia.com/advisories/33568
security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-23.xml
debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1672
mandriva.com/security/advisories
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/20/5
securityfocus.com/bid/32371
ubuntu.com/usn/USN-683-1
vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3212

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