Vulnerability in GNOME Gdk-Pixbuf
CVE-2015-8875
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.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.028 (86.2th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 86th percentile — 86.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.028 · newest: 0.028 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- GNOME Gdk-Pixbuf
- Debian Linux — versions 8.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3589 (vendor-advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/16/1 (mailing-list)
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3085-1 (vendor-advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/12/3 (mailing-list)
- git.gnome.org/browse/gdk-pixbuf/commit/
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/17/7 (mailing-list)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2015-8875?
- CVE-2015-8875 is a high-severity vulnerability in GNOME Gdk-Pixbuf, classified under CWE-189. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2016-06-01.
- How severe is CVE-2015-8875?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2015-8875 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.