CVE-2008-6079

Description

imlib2 before 1.4.2 allows context-dependent attackers to have an unspecified impact via a crafted (1) ARGB, (2) BMP, (3) JPEG, (4) LBM, (5) PNM, (6) TGA, or (7) XPM file, related to "several heap and stack based buffer overflows - partly due to integer overflows."

10.0

CVSS

Severity: Critical

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 2.66% Top 15%

Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=634778
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2029	vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0803	vdb entry
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=576469
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46037	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31880	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/32354	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2898	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/39340	third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-6079?: CVE-2008-6079 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-6079?: To fix CVE-2008-6079, 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-2008-6079 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2008-6079 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~3% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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