# CVE-2008-6079: imlib2 before 1.4.2 allows context-dependent attackers to have an unspecified impact via a crafted (1) ARGB, (2) BMP, (3) JPEG, (4) LBM, (5)

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2009-02-06 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

imlib2 before 1.4.2 allows context-dependent attackers to have an unspecified impact via a crafted (1) ARGB, (2) BMP, (3) JPEG, (4) LBM, (5) PNM, (6) TGA, or (7) XPM file, related to "several heap and stack based buffer overflows - partly due to integer overflows."

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## References

- http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=634778
- http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2029
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0803
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=576469
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46037
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31880
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32354
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2898
- http://secunia.com/advisories/39340

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