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CVE-2008-2426

30
FAUCET Score

CVE-2008-2426 describes multiple stack-based buffer overflows in Imlib 2 (imlib2) version 1.4.0. Specifically, it affects the handling of crafted PNM and XPM image files, leading to vulnerabilities in the load functions within src/modules/loaders/loader_pnm.c and src/modules/loader_xpm.c. This vulnerability carries a critical CVSS score of 9.3, indicating that a user-assisted remote attacker could exploit it with medium complexity to cause a denial of service (crash) or potentially execute arbitrary code, resulting in complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its high severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, no known public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), and minimal community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
1.4.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:carsten_haitzler:imlib2:1.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

9.3HIGH

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
8.6
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
5.75%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
92.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0575 is in the 64th percentile among its peer group of 8,914 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2008-2426Moderate

imlib2: buffer overflows in PNM and XPM loaders

May 29, 2008

References

lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2008-09/msg00004.html
secunia.com / advisories/30401
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/30485
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/30572
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/30727
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/31982
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / secunia_research/2008-25/advisory
Vendor Advisory
securitytracker.com / id
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/42732
redhat.com / archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-June/msg00030.html
redhat.com / archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-June/msg00052.html
redhat.com / archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-June/msg00113.html
debian.org / security/2008/dsa-1594
gentoo.org / security/en/glsa/glsa-200806-03.xml
mandriva.com / security/advisories
securityfocus.com / archive/1/492739/100/0/threaded
securityfocus.com / bid/29417
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-697-1
vupen.com / english/advisories/2008/1700
Vendor Advisory