Description
Multiple integer overflows in CamlImages 2.2 might allow context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via images containing large width and height values that trigger a heap-based buffer overflow, related to (1) crafted GIF files (gifread.c) and (2) crafted JPEG files (jpegread.c), a different vulnerability than CVE-2009-2295.
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 | advi | 1.6.0-15 | — |
| Debian 14 | camlimages | 1:3.0.1-3 | — |
| Debian 13 | advi | 1.6.0-15 | — |
| Debian 13 | camlimages | 1:3.0.1-3 | — |
| Debian 12 | advi | 1.6.0-15 | — |
| Debian 12 | camlimages | 1:3.0.1-3 | — |
| Debian 5.0 | advi | 1.6.0-13+lenny2 | DSA-1912-2 |
| Debian 5.0 | camlimages | 1:2.2.0-4+lenny2 | DSA-1912-1, DSA-1857-1 |
| Debian 4.0 | advi | 1.6.0-12+etch2 | DSA-1912-2 |
| Debian 4.0 | camlimages | 2.20-8+etch2 | DSA-1912-1, DSA-1857-1 |
Advisories 3
- DSA-1857-1 camlimages - arbitrary code execution Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
- DSA-1912-1 camlimages - arbitrary code execution Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
- DSA-1912-2 advi - arbitrary code execution Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
References
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/camlimages/camlimages_2.2.0-4+lenny3.diff.gz
- 35999 vdb-entry
- [oss-security] 20090725 camlimages: Integer overflows in GIF and JPEG readers mailing-list
- DSA-1857 vendor-advisory
- DSA-1912 vendor-advisory
- 37067 third-party-advisory
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=540146
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/camlimages/camlimages_2.20-8+etch3.diff.gz
- http://camlcvs.inria.fr/cgi-bin/cvsweb.cgi/bazar-ocaml/camlimages/src/jpegread.c.diff?r1=1.3%3Br2=1.4%3Bsortby=date%3Bf=h
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/attachment.cgi?id=199108
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=276235
- camlimages-gifread-jpegread-bo(52649) vdb-entry