CVE-2008-5187 describes a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the XPM loader of imlib2, specifically version 1.4.2 and potentially others, including enlightenment. An attacker can exploit this by providing a specially crafted XPM file, leading to a denial of service (application crash) and potentially arbitrary code execution. With a CVSS score of 7.5, this vulnerability is considered highly severe, requiring no authentication and having low attack complexity, with potential impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.4.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:enlightenment:imlib2:1.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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