Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the mt_codec::getHdrHead function in…
Priority LOW 34CWE-119Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the mt_codec::getHdrHead function in kernel/kls_hdr/fmt_codec_hdr.cpp in ksquirrel-libs 0.8.0 allow context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Radiance RGBE image (aka .hdr file).
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.0227 83rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:dmitry_baryshev:ksquirrel-libs:0.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.8.0 | Vulnerable | Dmitry Baryshev |
- cpe:2.3:a:dmitry_baryshev:ksquirrel-libs:0.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.0 Vulnerable ·Dmitry Baryshev
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-5263
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rcvm-w356-8p99
References
Advisory 1
Sources
- CVE-2008-5263 · CVE Program
- CVE-2008-5263 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-rcvm-w356-8p99 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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