Security readout for executives and security teams
CVE-2004-0802 is an old imlib2 image-parsing flaw. A malicious BMP image could trigger a buffer overflow and potentially run code in the context of the program opening it. Business urgency depends on whether legacy systems still use imlib2 before 1.1.2 to process untrusted images. Exposure is most likely on legacy Unix/Linux systems or applications that still link to imlib2 before 1.1.2 and process BMP files from users, email, web content, or shared directories. The sources do not enumerate specific affected products beyond imlib2 and distribution advisories. Address during legacy exposure cleanup, with higher priority where image uploads or email attachments are processed automatically. No KEV evidence suggests an active emergency, but potential code execution makes unsupported vulnerable systems unacceptable. Mitigation focus: Upgrade imlib2 to version 1.1.2 or later.; Apply fixed packages from the relevant operating-system vendor advisory.; Reduce processing of untrusted BMP files where upgrade is delayed..
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- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- imlib2-bmp-bo(17183)CVE reference · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF
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