CVE-2007-2459 (GCVE-0-2007-2459)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2007-05-02 18:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 13:42
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
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.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
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|---|---|
| http://osvdb.org/35470 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB |
| http://osvdb.org/39846 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB |
| http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=421582 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1498 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23711 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
| http://imager.perl.org/a/65.html | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/25038 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/28868 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA |
| http://rt.cpan.org/Public/Bug/Display.html?id=26811 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1587 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilit… | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Date Public
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