imilb2: pointer arithmetic flaw in XPM loader
Published Nov 21, 2008
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 3.64%
Description
The load function in the XPM loader for imlib2 1.4.2, and possibly other versions, allows attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted XPM file that triggers a "pointer arithmetic error" and a heap-based buffer overflow, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-2426.
Affected products
No data.
- 1.4.2
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Not vulnerable. This issue does not affect the versions of imlib as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1, 3, or 4.
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:P/I:P/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 | 3.64% (0.03641) | 89.20th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.64% (0.03641) | 88.08th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 2.65% (0.02649) | 84.44th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 5.20% (0.05196) | 82.82th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 2.43% (0.02430) | 84.05th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.84% (0.01839) | 88.78th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 21, 2023 | 1.89% (0.01886) | 86.68th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 2.09% (0.02092) | 87.34th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 4.23% (0.04229) | 87.47th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 4.23% (0.04229) | 86.19th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 4.23% (0.04229) | 69.94th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (22)
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- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-5187 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=472576 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-5187
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-5187
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-November/msg00856.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
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