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.
Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-1672-1 New imlib2 packages fix arbitrary code execution
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2008-5165 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-683-1 Imlib2 vulnerability
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T10:40:17.224Z

Reserved: 2008-11-20T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2008-5187

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2008-11-21T02:30:00.547

Modified: 2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Link: CVE-2008-5187

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2008-11-14T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2008-5187 - Bugzilla

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