CVE-2002-0168: High severity Enlightenment Imlib vulnerability

Published Apr 22, 2002
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Updated

Vulnerability in Imlib before 1.9.13 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code by manipulating arguments that are passed to malloc, which results in a heap corruption.

Affected Software

13 affected components
Enlightenment Imlib=1.9.8
Enlightenment Imlib=1.9.3
Enlightenment Imlib=1.9.7
Enlightenment Imlib=1.9.1
Enlightenment Imlib=1.9.10
Enlightenment Imlib=1.9.4
Enlightenment Imlib=1.9.2
Enlightenment Imlib=1.9.11
Enlightenment Imlib=1.9.12
Enlightenment Imlib=1.9.9
Enlightenment Imlib=1.9.5
Enlightenment Imlib=1.9.6
Enlightenment Imlib=1.9

Remediation

Patch Available

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-048.html

Event History

Apr 22, 2002
CVE Published
04:00 AM
Jun 25, 2002
CVE Published
via MITRE·08:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·08:00 AM
Description
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2002-0168?

CVE-2002-0168 has a high severity level due to its potential to cause denial of service and allow arbitrary code execution.

2

How do I fix CVE-2002-0168?

You can fix CVE-2002-0168 by upgrading to a version of Imlib that is 1.9.13 or later.

3

What versions of Imlib are affected by CVE-2002-0168?

The affected versions include Imlib versions 1.9.1 to 1.9.12.

4

How does CVE-2002-0168 exploit malloc arguments?

CVE-2002-0168 exploits vulnerabilities in the handling of malloc arguments, leading to heap corruption.

5

What are the potential impacts of CVE-2002-0168?

The potential impacts of CVE-2002-0168 include application crashes and the ability for attackers to execute arbitrary code.

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