Buffer overflow in Enlightenment Imlib2

CVE-2010-0991

Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in imlib2 1.4.3 allow context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted (1) ARGB, (2) XPM, or (3) BMP file, related to the IMAGE_DIMENSIONS_OK macro in lib/image.h.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2010-04-22 · last modified 2026-06-16.

CVSS v2 metric

CVSS v2 base score 6.8 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.020 (79.5th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 79th percentile — 79.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.020 · newest: 0.020 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Enlightenment Imlib2 — versions 1.4.3

Weakness classification (CWE)

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

References

secunia.com/advisories/39354 (third-party-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
secunia.com/secunia_research/2010-54/ (Vendor Advisory)
www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/510866/100/0/threaded (mailing-list)
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0959 (vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)