PT-2007-3783 · Perl · Imager Perl Module

Florian Weimer + 1 · Published 2007-05-02 · Updated 2017-07-29 · CVE-2007-2459

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.8

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Imager perl module (libimager-perl) versions 0.45 through 0.56

Description The issue is related to a heap-based buffer overflow in the BMP reader of the Imager perl module, which can be triggered by remote attackers using crafted 8-bit/pixel compressed BMP files. This can cause a denial of service, resulting in an application crash, and potentially allow the execution of arbitrary code.

Recommendations For versions 0.45 through 0.56, update to a version that contains a fix for this issue. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

CVE-2007-2459

DSA-1498-1

Affected Products

Imager Perl Module

References · 15

• http://secunia.com/advisories/28868 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-2459 · Security Note
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2007-2459 · Vendor Advisory
• http://debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1498 · Vendor Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/25038 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2007-2459 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2007-2459 · Vendor Advisory
• http://vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1587 · Note
• http://rt.cpan.org/Public/Bug/Display.html?id=26811 · Note
• http://osvdb.org/35470 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34010 · Note
• http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=421582 · Note
• http://osvdb.org/39846 · Note
• http://imager.perl.org/a/65.html · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/23711 · Note