Heap-based buffer overflow in the BMP reader (bmp.c) in Imager perl module (libimager-perl) 0.45 through 0.56 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted 8-bit/pixel compressed BMP files
Published May 2, 2007
7.8
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 4.93%
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in the BMP reader (bmp.c) in Imager perl module (libimager-perl) 0.45 through 0.56 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted 8-bit/pixel compressed BMP files.
Affected products
No data.
- 0.44
- 0.44_1
- 0.45
- 0.45_2
- 0.46
- 0.47
- 0.48
- 0.49
- 0.50
- 0.51
- 0.52
- 0.53
- 0.54
- 0.55
- 0.56
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 4.93% (0.04926) | 91.86th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 4.93% (0.04926) | 90.98th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 5.70% (0.05704) | 89.48th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 4.02% (0.04022) | 80.48th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 5.70% (0.05704) | 89.73th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 10.99% (0.10986) | 95.10th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 20, 2023 | 9.30% (0.09304) | 94.10th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 4, 2023 | 9.24% (0.09236) | 93.95th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 8.91% (0.08912) | 93.56th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 7.54% (0.07544) | 92.83th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 7.54% (0.07544) | 92.13th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 7.54% (0.07544) | 81.06th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (11)
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=421582 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://imager.perl.org/a/65.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://osvdb.org/35470 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://osvdb.org/39846 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://rt.cpan.org/Public/Bug/Display.html?id=26811 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25038 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28868 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1498 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23711 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1587 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34010 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=421582 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://imager.perl.org/a/65.html | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://osvdb.org/35470 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://osvdb.org/39846 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://rt.cpan.org/Public/Bug/Display.html?id=26811 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/25038 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/28868 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1498 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23711 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1587 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34010 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
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