Is CVE-2008-6079 actively exploited?

CVE-2008-6079 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-04-09.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2008-6079?

CVE-2008-6079 has a CVSS score of 10 (UNKNOWN severity). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C.

How do I patch CVE-2008-6079?

Patch guidance is available from enlightenment security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2008-6079.

CVE-2008-6079 - remediation guidance & executive summary

Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2008-6079?

14 products: enlightenment imlib2, enlightenment imlib2, enlightenment imlib2, enlightenment imlib2, enlightenment imlib2, and 9 more.

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."

CVSS Metrics

Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector: network
Access Cmplx: low
Auth: none
Confidentiality: complete
Integrity: complete
Availability: complete
Weaknesses: NVD-CWE-noinfo

Metadata

Primary Vendor: ENLIGHTENMENT
Published: 2/6/2009
Last Modified: 4/9/2025
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

enlightenment : imlib2enlightenment : imlib2enlightenment : imlib2enlightenment : imlib2enlightenment : imlib2enlightenment : imlib2enlightenment : imlib2enlightenment : imlib2enlightenment : imlib2enlightenment : imlib2enlightenment : imlib2enlightenment : imlib2enlightenment : imlib2enlightenment : imlib2

Remediation Guidance

Executive Summary

Cite this page

CVE-2008-6079. CVEDatabase.com. Retrieved 1 May 2026. https://cvedatabase.com/cve/CVE-2008-6079

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CVE-2008-6079 vulnerability