Description
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."
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | imlib2 | 1.4.2-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | imlib2 | 1.4.2-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | imlib2 | 1.4.2-1 | — |
| Debian 5.0 | imlib2 | 1.4.0-1.2+lenny1 | DSA-2029-1 |
Advisories 1
- DSA-2029-1 imlib2 - arbitrary code execution Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
References
- http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=634778
- DSA-2029 vendor-advisory
- ADV-2010-0803 vdb-entry
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=576469
- imlib2-multiple-unspecified(46037) vdb-entry
- 31880 vdb-entry
- 32354 third-party-advisory
- ADV-2008-2898 vdb-entry
- 39340 third-party-advisory