CVE-2015-8875
Description
Multiple integer overflows in the (1) pixops_composite_nearest, (2) pixops_composite_color_nearest, and (3) pixops_process functions in pixops/pixops.c in gdk-pixbuf before 2.33.1 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted image, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
SUSE Affected 1 release
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| — | Affected | — |
Debian Mixed 6 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 2.34.0-1 |
| sid | Fixed | 2.34.0-1 |
| forky | Fixed | 2.34.0-1 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 2.34.0-1 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 2.34.0-1 |
| 8.0 | Affected | — |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| gnome | gdk-pixbuf | {"endIncluding":"2.33"} | |
References
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-8875.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3589
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/12/3
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/16/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/17/7
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3085-1
- https://git.gnome.org/browse/gdk-pixbuf/commit/?id=dbfe8f70471864818bf458a39c8a99640895bd22
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-8875
CWEs
CWE-189
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
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