CVE-2002-0168

Description

Vulnerability in Imlib before 1.9.13 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code by manipulating arguments that are passed to malloc, which results in a heap corruption.

7.5

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.95% Top 25%

Vendor Advisory novell.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory linux-mandrake.com Vendor Advisory caldera.com Vendor Advisory com.br

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4336	vdb entry
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2002_015_imlib_txt.html	vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-048.html	patch vendor advisory
http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2002/MDKSA-2002-029.php	vendor advisory
ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2002-019.0.txt	vendor advisory
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000470	vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2002-0168?: CVE-2002-0168 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2002-0168?: To fix CVE-2002-0168, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2002-0168 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2002-0168 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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