CVE-2008-2426

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in Imlib 2 (aka imlib2) 1.4.0 allow user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via (1) a PNM image with a crafted header, related to the load function in src/modules/loaders/loader_pnm.c; or (2) a crafted XPM image, related to the load function in src/modules/loader_xpm.c.

• How can I get the fixes?
• What do statuses mean?
• Patch details

References

• MITRE
• NVD
• Launchpad
• Debian

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

• USN-697-1
• Imlib2 vulnerability
• 22 December 2008

Other references

• https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-2426