CVE-2007-2459
Heap-based buffer overflow in the BMP reader (bmp.c) in Imager perl module (libimager-perl) 0.45 through 0.56 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted 8-bit/pixel compressed…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (4.93%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in the BMP reader (bmp.c) in Imager perl module (libimager-perl) 0.45 through 0.56 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted 8-bit/pixel compressed BMP files.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.8 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
- EPSS
- 4.93% probability · 92th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- tony cook/imager
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=421582
- http://imager.perl.org/a/65.html
- http://osvdb.org/35470
- http://osvdb.org/39846
- http://rt.cpan.org/Public/Bug/Display.html?id=26811
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25038Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28868Vendor Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1498
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23711
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1587
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34010
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=421582
- http://imager.perl.org/a/65.html
- http://osvdb.org/35470
- http://osvdb.org/39846
- http://rt.cpan.org/Public/Bug/Display.html?id=26811
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25038Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28868Vendor Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1498
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23711
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1587
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34010
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.