# CVE-2002-0168: Vulnerability in Imlib before 1.9.13 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code by manipulati

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2002-06-25 · Updated: 2024-08-08

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Vulnerability in Imlib before 1.9.13 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code by manipulating arguments that are passed to malloc, which results in a heap corruption.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4336
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2002_015_imlib_txt.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-048.html
- http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2002/MDKSA-2002-029.php
- ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2002-019.0.txt
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000470

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