CVE-2022-4988 — Alien::FreeImage versions through 1

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

01What is this vulnerability?

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

02Affected products

No structured affected-product list available — see references below for vendor advisories.

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

Ask SARA in chat to draft a starting detection for this CVE in your stack of choice.

07Related CVEs

08Timeline

• Published: 2026-05-11T20:19:35.017
• Last modified: 2026-05-13T14:16:55.330

09References

• freeimage.sourceforge.io — https://freeimage.sourceforge.io/
• github.com — https://github.com/kmx/alien-freeimage/issues/4
• github.com — https://github.com/kmx/alien-freeimage/issues/5
• metacpan.org — https://metacpan.org/release/KMX/Alien-FreeImage-1.001/source/src/Source
• nvd.nist.gov — https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-0852
• nvd.nist.gov — https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-65803