CVE-2022-4988
Alien::FreeImage versions through 1.001 for Perl contains several vulnerable libraries
Description
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.
INFO
Published Date :
May 11, 2026, 8:19 p.m.
Last Modified :
May 11, 2026, 8:19 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
No
Source :
9b29abf9-4ab0-4765-b253-1875cd9b441e
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2022-4988
vulnerability.
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Solution
- Update Alien::FreeImage to a version without vulnerable libraries.
- Replace vulnerable FreeImage library with a patched version.
- Update embedded image libraries to patched versions.
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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
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approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2022-4988
weaknesses.
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New CVE Received by 9b29abf9-4ab0-4765-b253-1875cd9b441e
May. 11, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description 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. Added Reference https://freeimage.sourceforge.io/ Added Reference https://github.com/kmx/alien-freeimage/issues/4 Added Reference https://github.com/kmx/alien-freeimage/issues/5 Added Reference https://metacpan.org/release/KMX/Alien-FreeImage-1.001/source/src/Source Added Reference https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-0852 Added Reference https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-65803