CVE-2008-6079

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."

Published: 2009-02-06 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2008-6079 is rated High Risk (70.4/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.82%). 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-2008-6079

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 2.02% 2.82% +0.80%
2 2026-03-29 2.66% 2.02% -0.64%
3 2025-04-25 — 2.66% —

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-6079

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-2008-6079

OS Trackers for CVE-2008-6079

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2008-6079 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-2008-6079
redhat — — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-6079
ubuntu low CVE-2008-6079 low priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (imlib2), 10 status rows across 10 suites (dapper, gutsy, hardy, intrepid, jaunty, karmic, lucid, maverick, natty, upstream): not-affected 5, ignored 4, released 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2008-6079

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-6079

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
enlightenment imlib2 <= 1.4.1 cpe:2.3:a:enlightenment:imlib2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
enlightenment imlib2 1.0 cpe:2.3:a:enlightenment:imlib2:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
enlightenment imlib2 1.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:enlightenment:imlib2:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
enlightenment imlib2 1.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:enlightenment:imlib2:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
enlightenment imlib2 1.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:enlightenment:imlib2:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
enlightenment imlib2 1.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:enlightenment:imlib2:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
enlightenment imlib2 1.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:enlightenment:imlib2:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
enlightenment imlib2 1.1 cpe:2.3:a:enlightenment:imlib2:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
enlightenment imlib2 1.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:enlightenment:imlib2:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
enlightenment imlib2 1.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:enlightenment:imlib2:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
enlightenment imlib2 1.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:enlightenment:imlib2:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
enlightenment imlib2 1.2.2 cpe:2.3:a:enlightenment:imlib2:1.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
enlightenment imlib2 1.3.0 cpe:2.3:a:enlightenment:imlib2:1.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
enlightenment imlib2 1.4.0 cpe:2.3:a:enlightenment:imlib2:1.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-6079

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