CVE-2008-1928

Description

Buffer overflow in Imager 0.42 through 0.63 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via an image based fill in which the number of input channels is different from the number of output channels.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.75% Top 30%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/30030 third party advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41986 vdb entry
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00569.html vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1387/references vdb entry
http://rt.cpan.org/Public/Bug/Display.html?id=35324
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28980 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/30011 third party advisory
http://imager.perl.org/i/release064/Imager_0_64

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-1928?
CVE-2008-1928 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-1928?
To fix CVE-2008-1928, 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-2008-1928 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2008-1928 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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