CVE-2008-5262

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 3.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2009-01-13 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-119

Description

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the iGetHdrHeader function in src-IL/src/il_hdr.c in DevIL 1.7.4 allow context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Radiance RGBE file.

Affected products

Devil Developers Image Library: 1.7.4

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/33470
http://secunia.com/advisories/33637
http://secunia.com/advisories/33801
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2008-59/
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1717
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33231
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-January/msg00845.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/33470
http://secunia.com/advisories/33637
http://secunia.com/advisories/33801
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2008-59/
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1717

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