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Vulnerability record · CVE-2008-5187 · published 21 November 2008

CVE-2008-5187: Enlightenment imlib2 memory buffer overflow vulnerability

Enlightenment · Imlib2

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.

7.5 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 3.6% · top 10.8% CWE-119 · Memory buffer overflow
7.5CVSS 2.0 base score
3.6%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
36References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

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.

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

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=505714#15
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-01/msg00004.html
http://osvdb.org/49970
http://secunia.com/advisories/32796 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32843
http://secunia.com/advisories/32949
http://secunia.com/advisories/32963
http://secunia.com/advisories/33323
http://secunia.com/advisories/33568
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-23.xml
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1672
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:019
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/20/5
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32371
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-683-1
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3212
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-November/msg00856.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-November/msg00858.html
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=505714#15
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-01/msg00004.html
http://osvdb.org/49970
http://secunia.com/advisories/32796 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32843
http://secunia.com/advisories/32949
http://secunia.com/advisories/32963
http://secunia.com/advisories/33323
http://secunia.com/advisories/33568
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-23.xml
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1672
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:019
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/20/5
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32371
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-683-1
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3212
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-November/msg00856.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-November/msg00858.html

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2008-5187), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.