CVE-2008-5263
Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the mt_codec::getHdrHead function in kernel/kls_hdr...
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).
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
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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).
- Record
CVE-2008-5263- CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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).
- Record
CVE-2008-5263- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-5240 No score
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).
- Record
EUVD-2008-5240- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-rcvm-w356-8p99 No score
Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the mt_codec::getHdrHead function in kernel/kls_hdr...
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).
- Record
GHSA-rcvm-w356-8p99- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2008-5263 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.8) in Dmitry Baryshev Ksquirrel-libs, published February 26, 2009. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.27%, the 83rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
secunia.com/advisories/33469
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48901
vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0528
securityfocus.com/bid/33902
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-5263
github.com/advisories/GHSA-rcvm-w356-8p99