CVE-2020-12761
modules/loaders/loader_ico.c in imlib2 1.6.0 has an integer overflow (with resultant invalid...
modules/loaders/loader_ico.c in imlib2 1.6.0 has an integer overflow (with resultant invalid memory allocations and out-of-bounds reads) via an icon with many colors in its color map.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
modules/loaders/loader_ico.c in imlib2 1.6.0 has an integer overflow (with resultant invalid memory allocations and out-of-bounds reads) via an icon with many colors in its color map.
- Record
CVE-2020-12761- CVSS 3.1
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 6.4 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-125, CWE-190
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
modules/loaders/loader_ico.c in imlib2 1.6.0 has an integer overflow (with resultant invalid memory allocations and out-of-bounds reads) via an icon with many colors in its color map.
- Record
CVE-2020-12761- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-5046 No score
modules/loaders/loader_ico.c in imlib2 1.6.0 has an integer overflow (with resultant invalid memory allocations and out-of-bounds reads) via an icon with many colors in its color map.
- Record
EUVD-2020-5046- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4fv4-55mw-p3v4 No score
modules/loaders/loader_ico.c in imlib2 1.6.0 has an integer overflow (with resultant invalid...
modules/loaders/loader_ico.c in imlib2 1.6.0 has an integer overflow (with resultant invalid memory allocations and out-of-bounds reads) via an icon with many colors in its color map.
- Record
GHSA-4fv4-55mw-p3v4- Weakness
- CWE-190
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
modules/loaders/loader_ico.c in imlib2 1.6.0 has an integer overflow (with resultant invalid memory allocations and out-of-bounds reads) via an icon with many colors in its color map.
- Record
CVE-2020-12761- CVSS 3.1
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2020-12761
modules/loaders/loader_ico.c in imlib2 1.6.0 has an integer overflow (with resultant invalid memory allocations and out-of-bounds reads) via an icon with many colors in its color map.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2020-12761- CVSS 3.1
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2020-12761
modules/loaders/loader_ico.c in imlib2 1.6.0 has an integer overflow (with resultant invalid memory allocations and out-of-bounds reads) via an icon with many colors in its color map.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2020-12761- CVSS 3.1
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:13010-1 No score
imlib2-1.11.1-2.1 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the imlib2-1.11.1-2.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:13010-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUSN-5099-1 No score
imlib2 vulnerability
It was discovered that Imlib2 incorrectly handled certain ICO images. An attacker could use this issue to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code.
- Record
USN-5099-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
imlib2Debian:12 |
before 1.6.1-2 | 1.6.1-2 |
imlib2Debian:13 |
before 1.6.1-2 | 1.6.1-2 |
imlib2Debian:14 |
before 1.6.1-2 | 1.6.1-2 |
imlib2Ubuntu:20.04:LTS |
before 1.6.1-1ubuntu0.1, plus listed versions 1.5.1-11.6.1-1 |
1.6.1-1ubuntu0.1 |
imlib2openSUSE:Tumbleweed |
before 1.11.1-2.1 | 1.11.1-2.1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2020-12761 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.1) in Enlightenment Imlib2, published May 9, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.63%, the 76th percentile. Fixed in imlib2 1.6.1-2.
References
git.enlightenment.org/legacy/imlib2.git/commit?id=c95f938ff1effaf91729c050a0f1c8684da4dd63
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-12761
github.com/advisories/GHSA-4fv4-55mw-p3v4
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2020-12761
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-12761
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-12761
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-12761