CVE-2008-0544: sdl sdl_image

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2008-0544 is a high (CVSS 10.0) vulnerability in sdl sdl_image. EPSS estimates a 7.93% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 94.6% of scored vulnerabilities. 2 public exploits are recorded.

Timeline

1. 01-02-2008
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 07-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the IMG_LoadLBM_RW function in IMG_lbm.c in SDL_image before 1.2.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted IFF ILBM file. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

• CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferThe product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.