CVE-2004-1026

Multiple integer overflows in the image handler for imlib 1.9.14 and earlier, which is used by gkrellm and several window managers, allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and execute arbitrary code via certain image files.

Published: 2005-01-10 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2004-1026 is rated High Risk (74.1/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 4.93%, 91th percentile). EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. EPSS rose +2.25% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2004-1026

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 2.68% 4.93% +2.25%
2 2025-03-30 18.66% 2.68% -15.98%
3 2025-03-29 — 18.66% —

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2004-1026

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
10.0 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 10.0 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2004-1026

OS Trackers for CVE-2004-1026

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2004-1026 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (imlib2), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2004-1026
redhat medium — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2004-1026
ubuntu medium CVE-2004-1026 medium priority: Ubuntu including 2 source packages (imlib, imlib2), 8 status rows across 4 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, upstream): released 6, needs-triage 2. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2004-1026

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2004-1026

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
enlightenment imlib 1.9.13 cpe:2.3:a:enlightenment:imlib:1.9.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
enlightenment imlib 1.9.14 cpe:2.3:a:enlightenment:imlib:1.9.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gentoo linux — cpe:2.3:o:gentoo:linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat linux 7.3 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat linux 7.3 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:7.3:*:i386:*:*:*:*:*
redhat linux 7.3 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:7.3:*:i686:*:*:*:*:*
redhat linux 9.0 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:9.0:*:i386:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2004-1026

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