Heap-based buffer overflow in the IMG_LoadLBM_RW function in IMG_lbm.c in SDL_image before 1.2.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted IFF ILBM file. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2008-0544 is rated High Exploit Risk (87.1/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 7.93%, 94th percentile). Core evidence: 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.
| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ | |
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ |
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 | 8.67% | 7.93% | -0.74% |
| 2 | 2025-03-30 | 8.06% | 8.67% | +0.62% |
| 3 | 2025-03-29 | — | 8.06% | — |
Full EPSS history (13 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10.0 | 2.0 | HIGH |
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10.0 | 10.0 | [email protected] |
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
debian
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medium | CVE-2008-0544 medium priority: Debian including 1 source packages (sdl-image1.2), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. | https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-0544 |
gentoo
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normal | CVE-2008-0544: 1 GLSA(s) (200802-01), 1 atom(s) (media-libs/sdl-image); latest impact normal. | https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2008-0544 |
redhat
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medium | — | https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-0544 |
ubuntu
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medium | CVE-2008-0544 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (sdl-image1.2), 5 status rows across 5 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, gutsy, upstream): released 5. | https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2008-0544 |