CVE-2022-4988

7.3 HIGH
Published: May 11, 2026 Modified: May 13, 2026
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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.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://freeimage.sourceforge.io/
Source: 9b29abf9-4ab0-4765-b253-1875cd9b441e
https://github.com/kmx/alien-freeimage/issues/4
Source: 9b29abf9-4ab0-4765-b253-1875cd9b441e
https://github.com/kmx/alien-freeimage/issues/5
Source: 9b29abf9-4ab0-4765-b253-1875cd9b441e
https://metacpan.org/release/KMX/Alien-FreeImage-1.001/source/src/Source
Source: 9b29abf9-4ab0-4765-b253-1875cd9b441e
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-0852
Source: 9b29abf9-4ab0-4765-b253-1875cd9b441e
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-65803
Source: 9b29abf9-4ab0-4765-b253-1875cd9b441e

6 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
7.3 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.3%
21th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV