VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2008-5187
CVSS score7.5 HIGH
EPSS probability3.64%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2008-11-21
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Description
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.
Weakness classification
- CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer