CVE-2024-53901

Summary

CVE-2024-53901 is a vulnerability affecting the Imager package before version 1.025 used in Perl. This issue involves a heap-based buffer overflow, which can result in a denial-of-service condition. However, there is a potential for unspecified other impacts as well, as the maliciously crafted input image triggers the overflow. The trim() method is the specific function that poses the risk, making it essential to update the Imager package to the latest version to mitigate this threat.

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