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 (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.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 9.3 (v2.0)
- Severity
- HIGH
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-119
- EPSS score
- 5.7% (93th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2008-2421)
- Published
- June 2, 2008
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-2421 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- carsten haitzler / imlib2
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-09/msg00004.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30401(Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30485(Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30572(Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30727(Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31982(Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2008-25/advisory/(Vendor Advisory)
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1020146
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1594
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200806-03.xml
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:123
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/492739/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29417
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-697-1
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1700(Vendor Advisory)
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42732
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-June/msg00030.html
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-June/msg00052.html
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-June/msg00113.html
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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