Denial of Service Vulnerability in Imlib2 by Mandriva
CVE-2008-5187

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Key Information:

Vendor: Enlightenment
Status: Imlib2
Vendor: CVE Published:; 21 November 2008

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What is CVE-2008-5187?

The vulnerability in the XPM loader for Imlib2 versions, particularly 1.4.2, allows attackers to exploit pointer arithmetic errors. This can lead to a denial of service by causing application crashes and may enable the execution of arbitrary code through specially crafted XPM files, highlighting the importance of safeguarding against such potential threats.

References

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-20...

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http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1672

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http://secunia.com/advisories/32949

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Timeline

Vulnerability published
Nov 21, 2008
Vulnerability Reserved
Nov 20, 2008