Is CVE-2008-5187 actively exploited?

CVE-2008-5187 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-04-09.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2008-5187?

CVE-2008-5187 has a CVSS score of 7.5 (UNKNOWN severity). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P.

How do I patch CVE-2008-5187?

Patch guidance is available from enlightenment security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2008-5187.

Which products are affected by CVE-2008-5187?

1 product: enlightenment imlib2.

CVE-2008-5187 - remediation guidance & executive summary

Description

The load function in the XPM loader for imlib2 1.4.2, and possibly other versions, allows attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted XPM file that triggers a "pointer arithmetic error" and a heap-based buffer overflow, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-2426.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector: network
Access Cmplx: low
Auth: none
Confidentiality: partial
Integrity: partial
Availability: partial
Weaknesses: CWE-119 · Memory Buffer Errors

Metadata

Primary Vendor: ENLIGHTENMENT
Published: 11/21/2008
Last Modified: 4/9/2025
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

enlightenment : imlib2

Remediation Guidance

Executive Summary

Cite this page

CVE-2008-5187. CVEDatabase.com. Retrieved 1 May 2026. https://cvedatabase.com/cve/CVE-2008-5187

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CVE-2008-5187 vulnerability