CVE-2022-4988
Alien::FreeImage versions through 1.001 for Perl contains several vulnerable libraries
Alien::FreeImage versions through 1.001 for Perl contains several vulnerable libraries.
Alien::FreeImage contains version 3.17.0 of the FreeImage library from 2017, which has known vulnerabilities such as CVE-2015-0852 and CVE-2025-65803. The library embeds other images libraries that also have known vulnerabilities.
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
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Alien::FreeImage versions through 1.001 for Perl contains several vulnerable libraries
Alien::FreeImage versions through 1.001 for Perl contains several vulnerable libraries.
Alien::FreeImage contains version 3.17.0 of the FreeImage library from 2017, which has known vulnerabilities such as CVE-2015-0852 and CVE-2025-65803. The library embeds other images libraries that also have known vulnerabilities.
- Record
CVE-2022-4988- CVSS 3.1
- 7.3 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-1395
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-55992
Alien::FreeImage versions through 1.001 for Perl contains several vulnerable libraries.
Alien::FreeImage contains version 3.17.0 of the FreeImage library from 2017, which has known vulnerabilities such as CVE-2015-0852 and CVE-2025-65803. The library embeds other images libraries that also have known vulnerabilities.
- Record
EUVD-2022-55992- CVSS 3.1
- 7.3 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-wqrc-gg3r-jw9v No score
Alien::FreeImage versions through 1.001 for Perl contains several vulnerable libraries. Alien:...
Alien::FreeImage versions through 1.001 for Perl contains several vulnerable libraries.
Alien::FreeImage contains version 3.17.0 of the FreeImage library from 2017, which has known vulnerabilities such as CVE-2015-0852 and CVE-2025-65803. The library embeds other images libraries that also have known vulnerabilities.
- Record
GHSA-wqrc-gg3r-jw9v- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Alien::FreeImage versions through 1.001 for Perl contains several vulnerable libraries.
Alien::FreeImage contains version 3.17.0 of the FreeImage library from 2017, which has known vulnerabilities such as CVE-2015-0852 and CVE-2025-65803. The library embeds other images libraries that also have known vulnerabilities.
- Record
CVE-2022-4988- CVSS 3.1
- 7.3 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2022-4988 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.3) in Kmx Alien::freeimage, published May 11, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.29%, the 21st percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
freeimage.sourceforge.io
metacpan.org/release/KMX/Alien-FreeImage-1.001/source/src/Source
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-0852
github.com/kmx/alien-freeimage/issues/4