imlib: infinite loop DoS using crafted BMP image
Published Jul 5, 2007
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.00%
Description
The _LoadBMP function in imlib 1.9.15 and earlier allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a BMP image with a Bits Per Page (BPP) value of 0.
Affected products
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Red Hat does not consider bugs which result in a user-assisted crash of end user application to be a security issue.
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:P
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 (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.00% (0.01999) | 79.99th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.00% (0.01999) | 78.08th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.43% (0.00427) | 60.30th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.59% (0.00586) | 78.90th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 8, 2024 | 0.59% (0.00586) | 78.05th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.47% (0.00473) | 74.93th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.47% (0.00473) | 71.89th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 40.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 38.88th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 36.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 19.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (9)
- http://osvdb.org/39016 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.securiteam.com/unixfocus/5WP030UM0W.html x_refsource_MISCExploit
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24750 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018332 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKExploit
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2007-3568 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=426091 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35325 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-3568
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-3568
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://osvdb.org/39016 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://www.securiteam.com/unixfocus/5WP030UM0W.html | x_refsource_MISCExploit | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24750 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018332 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKExploit | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2007-3568 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=426091 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35325 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-3568 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-3568 |
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