Multiple integer overflows in CamlImages 2.2 might allow context-dependent attackers to…
Priority LOW 36CWE-189Published · 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-189 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Multiple integer overflows in CamlImages 2.2 might allow context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via images containing large width and height values that trigger a heap-based buffer overflow, related to (1) crafted GIF files (gifread.c) and (2) crafted JPEG files (jpegread.c), a different vulnerability than CVE-2009-2295.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.03554 89th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
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:jun_furuse:camlimages:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.2 | Vulnerable | Jun Furuse |
- cpe:2.3:a:jun_furuse:camlimages:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2 Vulnerable ·Jun Furuse
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2009-2660
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jv8p-6h4c-vx58
References
Other 6
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/camlimages/camlimages_2.2.0-4+lenny3.diff.gz
- [oss-security] 20090725 camlimages: Integer overflows in GIF and JPEG readers
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=540146
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/c/camlimages/camlimages_2.20-8+etch3.diff.gz
- http://camlcvs.inria.fr/cgi-bin/cvsweb.cgi/bazar-ocaml/camlimages/src/jpegread.c.diff?r1=1.3%3Br2=1.4%3Bsortby=date%3Bf=h
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=276235
More Jun Furuse Camlimages vulnerabilities
- TI-2009-02187 Multiple integer overflows in CamlImages 2.2 and earlier might allow context-dependent… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2009-2660 · CVE Program
- CVE-2009-2660 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-jv8p-6h4c-vx58 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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