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CVE-2008-6079

25
FAUCET Score

CVE-2008-6079 describes multiple heap and stack-based buffer overflows, including integer overflows, within the imlib2 library prior to version 1.4.2. These vulnerabilities can be triggered by specially crafted image files (ARGB, BMP, JPEG, LBM, PNM, TGA, or XPM) and affect products utilizing imlib2, such as Enlightenment. With a CVSS score of 10.0, this vulnerability is critical, allowing unauthenticated attackers to achieve complete compromise (confidentiality, integrity, and availability) with low attack complexity over the network. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 1.4.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:enlightenment:imlib2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:enlightenment:imlib2:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:enlightenment:imlib2:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:enlightenment:imlib2:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.0.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:enlightenment:imlib2:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

10.0HIGH

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

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

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.82%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
85.1%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0282 is in the 73rd percentile among its peer group of 51,466 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 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-2008-6079

imlib2: New upstream release 1.4.2 contains security updates

Oct 21, 2008

References

bugs.debian.org / cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi
secunia.com / advisories/32354
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/39340
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/46037
sourceforge.net / project/shownotes.php
debian.org / security/2010/dsa-2029
securityfocus.com / bid/31880
vupen.com / english/advisories/2008/2898
vupen.com / english/advisories/2010/0803