Alien::FreeImage versions through 1.001 for Perl contains several vulnerable libraries

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Summary

CVECVE-2022-4988
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerCPANSec
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2026-05-11 20:19:35 UTC
Updated2026-05-12 16:48:58 UTC
DescriptionAlien::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.

Risk And Classification

EPSS: 0.000240000 probability, percentile 0.070360000 (date 2026-05-12)

Problem Types: CWE-1395 CWE-1395 Dependency on Vulnerable Third-Party Component

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA KMX AlienFreeImage affected 1.001 custom Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
github.com/kmx/alien-freeimage/issues/5 9b29abf9-4ab0-4765-b253-1875cd9b441e github.com
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-0852 9b29abf9-4ab0-4765-b253-1875cd9b441e nvd.nist.gov
metacpan.org/release/KMX/Alien-FreeImage-1.001/source/src/Source 9b29abf9-4ab0-4765-b253-1875cd9b441e metacpan.org
github.com/kmx/alien-freeimage/issues/4 9b29abf9-4ab0-4765-b253-1875cd9b441e github.com
freeimage.sourceforge.io 9b29abf9-4ab0-4765-b253-1875cd9b441e freeimage.sourceforge.io
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-65803 9b29abf9-4ab0-4765-b253-1875cd9b441e nvd.nist.gov
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Additional Advisory Data

SourceTimeEvent
CNA2017-07-11T00:00:00.000ZAlien::FreeImage released with FreeImage 3.17.0
CNA2022-06-29T00:00:00.000ZIssues added to git repository regarding security vulnerabilities
CNA2022-06-29T00:00:00.000ZSeveral issues added to CPANSA::DB
CNA2026-03-27T00:00:00.000ZIssues logged with CPANSec

Workarounds

CNA: The latest version of the FreeImage library is 3.18.0 from 2018, which also appears to have serious vulnerabilities. Users are advised to use alternatives.

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