CVE-2024-25450Public exploit

Application crash via invalid-size font buffer allocation

Published Feb 9, 2024 · Updated Jun 16, 2025

Memory allocation flaw in imlib2 before 1.10.0 allows attackers to crash a consuming application through a crafted feh list file. During feh startup, init_imlib_fonts proceeds with an invalid-size buffer allocation; glibc rejects the allocation during strdup and aborts. The published reproduction requires a user to invoke feh list mode on the crafted file, and the demonstrated consequence is interruption of that process.

CVSS severity8.8
High
EPSS probability0.66%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Memory allocation flaw in imlib2 before 1.10.0 allows attackers to crash a consuming application through a crafted feh list file. During feh startup, init_imlib_fonts proceeds with an invalid-size buffer allocation; glibc rejects the allocation during strdup and aborts. The published reproduction requires a user to invoke feh list mode on the crafted file, and the demonstrated consequence is interruption of that process.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-25450
Published
Feb 9, 2024
Updated
Jun 16, 2025
Vendor
Unknown vendor
Product
Unknown product
Classifications
CWE-401, T1499.004, T1204.002
Attack vector
Unavailable
Privileges
Unavailable

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Feb 9, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Jun 16, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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What conditions does exploitation require?

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What is affected?

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Published CVSS scores

8.8UbuntuCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
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Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
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VectorUnavailable
PrivilegesUnavailable
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-401Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime
T1499.004Application or System Exploitation
T1204.002Malicious File

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