Vulnerability Details : 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) 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.
Vulnerability category: OverflowExecute codeDenial of service
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-5187
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 1.89%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 87 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2008-5187
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source |
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7.5
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HIGH | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
10.0
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6.4
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NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2008-5187
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The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
Vendor statements for CVE-2008-5187
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Red Hat 2008-11-21Not vulnerable. This issue does not affect the versions of imlib as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1, 3, or 4.
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http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3212
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http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=505714#15
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https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-November/msg00856.html
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https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-November/msg00858.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-01/msg00004.html
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http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-23.xml
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http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/20/5
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http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1672
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http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-683-1
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32371
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http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:019
- cpe:2.3:a:enlightenment:imlib2:1.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*