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critical 10.0

CVE-2008-0544 json

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…

published 2008-02-01 18 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2008-0554

cvss
10.0
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
7.9%
EPSS 7.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 94%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

  • sdl-image1.2 Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 1.2.6-3

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2008-0544

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2008-0544 updated

SDL_image: ILBM image handlig buffer overflow

  • Red Hat All currently supported Red Hat products
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf

Exploit prediction

7.93% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 94% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • libsdl.org http://www.libsdl.org/cgi/viewvc.cgi/trunk/SDL_image/IMG_lbm.c?r1=3341&r2=3521 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • libsdl.org http://www.libsdl.org/cgi/viewvc.cgi/trunk/SDL_image/IMG_lbm.c?revision=3521&view=markup referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 10.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

Sources

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