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.
EPSS: 0.028 (85.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
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.
Affected products
- Gnome Gdk-pixbuf
- Debian Debian_linux — versions 8.0
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- security@debian.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
- security@debian.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)
- security@debian.org (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory)
- security@debian.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)
- security@debian.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- security@debian.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)
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.