Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Nov 21, 2008· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2008-5187
CVE-2008-5187
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.
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Affected products
3- cpe:2.3:a:enlightenment:imlib2:1.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
18- secunia.com/advisories/32796nvdVendor Advisory
- bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cginvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-01/msg00004.htmlnvd
- osvdb.org/49970nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/32843nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/32949nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/32963nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/33323nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/33568nvd
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-23.xmlnvd
- www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1672nvd
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvd
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/20/5nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/32371nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-683-1nvd
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3212nvd
- www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-November/msg00856.htmlnvd
- www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-November/msg00858.htmlnvd
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