Is CVE-2008-6079 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2008-6079 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2008-6079?

CVE-2008-6079 has a CVSS v2 base score of 10.0 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2008-6079?

CVE-2008-6079 has an EPSS score of 2.82% (85th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2008-6079?

Upgrade imlib2 on debian 11 to 1.4.2-1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2008-6079

HIGHEPSS 85th pctl

10.0

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

imlib2 before 1.4.2 allows context-dependent attackers to have an unspecified impact via a crafted (1) ARGB, (2) BMP, (3) JPEG, (4) LBM, (5) PNM, (6) TGA, or (7) XPM file, related to "several heap and stack based buffer overflows - partly due to integer overflows."

How to fix

Remediation Available

imlib2Debian

Fixed in:1.4.2-1CVE-2008-6079

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

2.82%probability of exploitation in 30 days

85thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 85% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

secunia.com

Other references8

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-23.