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High
CVE-2007-2459
Heap-based buffer overflow in the BMP reader (bmp.c) in Imager...
Vulnerability Description
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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://osvdb.org/35470
- http://osvdb.org/39846
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=421582
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1498
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23711
- http://imager.perl.org/a/65.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25038
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28868
- http://rt.cpan.org/Public/Bug/Display.html?id=26811
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1587
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34010
Affected Vendor
tony cook
View all reports →Affected Software
imager
Vulnerable Versions:
0.44, 0.44_1, 0.45, 0.45_2, 0.46, 0.47, 0.48, 0.49, 0.50, 0.51, 0.52, 0.53, 0.54, 0.55, 0.56
Timeline
Official Publish:
May 2nd, 2007
Last Modified:
August 7th, 2024
Added to House:
July 18th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.