Enlightenment imlib2 up to 1.4.1 Imlib2 integer coercion

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Enlightenment imlib2 up to 1.4.1. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Imlib2. The manipulation leads to integer coercion. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2008-6079. No exploit exists. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Enlightenment imlib2 up to 1.4.1 and classified as very critical. This issue affects an unknown code of the component Imlib2. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a integer coercion vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-192. Integer coercion refers to a set of flaws pertaining to the type casting, extension, or truncation of primitive data types. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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."

The weakness was disclosed 02/06/2009 (Website). The advisory is shared at xforce.iss.net. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2008-6079. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 05/24/2025).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 45428 (Debian DSA-2029-1 : imlib2 - several vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 175107 (Debian Security Update for Imlib2 (DSA-2029)).

Upgrading to version 1.0.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (46037), Tenable (45428), SecurityFocus (BID 31880†), Secunia (SA32354†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-25333†). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Vendor

• Enlightenment

Name

• imlib2

Version

• 1.0
• 1.0.1
• 1.0.2
• 1.0.3
• 1.0.4
• 1.0.5
• 1.1
• 1.1.1
• 1.1.2
• 1.2.1
• 1.2.2
• 1.3.0
• 1.4.0
• 1.4.1

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 10.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.5

VulDB Base Score: 10.0
VulDB Temp Score: 9.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Integer coercion
CWE: CWE-192 / CWE-189
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 45428
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-2029-1 : imlib2 - several vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 67265
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 2029-1 (imlib2)
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: imlib2 1.0.1

Timelineinfo

10/21/2008 🔍
02/05/2009 +106 days 🔍
02/06/2009 +1 days 🔍
02/06/2009 +0 days 🔍
02/06/2009 +0 days 🔍
04/06/2010 +424 days 🔍
04/11/2010 +5 days 🔍
03/17/2015 +1801 days 🔍
05/24/2025 +3721 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: xforce.iss.net
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2008-6079 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-6079
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-46337

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X-Force: 46037
SecurityFocus: 31880 - 'imlib2' Library Multiple Unspecified Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 32354
Vulnerability Center: 25333 - Imlib2 Prior to 1.4.2 Multiple Unspecified Vulnerabilities, Critical

Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 05/24/2025 20:29
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (59), 02/23/2017 10:03 (10), 08/04/2021 12:25 (3), 08/04/2021 12:32 (1), 03/22/2025 22:30 (18), 05/24/2025 20:29 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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