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CVE-2024-53901VulnerabilityPublished Updated

Libimager perl: The Imager package before 1.025 for Perl has a heap-based buffer overflow leading to denial of

Affects libimager-perlSource GCVE Database

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Authoritative record:CVE-2024-53901· Medium 5.5

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.5 Medium.

Data as of 9 Nov 2026, 14:34 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
5.5Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 24 Nov 2024

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 9 Nov 2026.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSlibimager-perlpkg:deb/ubuntu/libimager-perl?arch=source&distro=nobleOther threatsAffected
  • 1.019+dfsg-2 – 1.023+dfsg-1build2
6 affected builds
Fixed in–
Ubuntu 20.04 LTSlibimager-perlpkg:deb/ubuntu/libimager-perl?arch=source&distro=focalOther threatsAffected
  • =1.011+dfsg-1
  • =1.011+dfsg-1build1
Fixed in–

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AI-suggested

Until a fix is available, avoid processing untrusted images with the trim() method in affected versions.

Description

A heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the Imager package for Perl versions before 1.025. This flaw occurs when the trim() method is called on a specially crafted input image, potentially causing a denial of service or other unspecified impacts.

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