CVE-2015-4491

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Summary

CVECVE-2015-4491
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermozilla
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2015-08-16 01:59:19 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionInteger overflow in the make_filter_table function in pixops/pixops.c in gdk-pixbuf before 2.31.5, as used in Mozilla Firefox before 40.0 and Firefox ESR 38.x before 38.2 on Linux, Google Chrome on Linux, and other products, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow and application crash) via crafted bitmap dimensions that are mishandled during scaling.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 6.8 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Problem Types: CWE-189 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 12.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 14.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 15.04 All All All
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 21 All All All
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 22 All All All
Application Gnome Gdk-pixbuf All All All All
Application Google Chrome - All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel All All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox 38.0 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox 38.0.1 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox 38.0.5 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox 38.1.0 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox All All All All
Operating System Opensuse Opensuse 13.1 All All All
Operating System Opensuse Opensuse 13.2 All All All
Operating System Oracle Solaris 10 All All All
Operating System Oracle Solaris 11.3 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
[SECURITY] Fedora 21 Update: mingw-gdk-pixbuf-2.31.6-1.fc21 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org Third Party Advisory
USN-2702-1: Firefox vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
Access Denied af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.mozilla.org Issue Tracking
Mozilla Firefox Multiple Flaws Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code, Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information, Bypass Security Restrictions, and Conduct Cross-Site Scripting Attacks - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
[SECURITY] Fedora 21 Update: gdk-pixbuf2-2.31.6-1.fc21 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2015:1528-1: important: Security update for af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
Bug 1252290 – CVE-2015-4491 Mozilla: Heap overflow in gdk-pixbuf when scaling bitmap images (MFSA 2015-88) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com Issue Tracking
openSUSE-SU-2015:1500-1: moderate: Security update for gdk-pixbuf af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
USN-2702-2: Ubufox update | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
USN-2712-1: Thunderbird vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2015:1389-1: important: Security update af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org Third Party Advisory
gdk-pixbuf: Multiple Vulnerabilities (GLSA 201512-05) — Gentoo Security af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org
Bug 752297 – heap overflow and DoS affecting Firefox and other programs (x86_64) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.gnome.org Issue Tracking
pixops: Be more careful about integer overflow (ffec86ed) · Commits · GNOME / gdk-pixbuf · GitLab af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 git.gnome.org
Mozilla Thunderbird Multiple Flaws Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code and Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
Mozilla Products: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201605-06) — Gentoo security af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2015:1449-1: important: Security update for af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
Oracle Solaris Third Party Bulletin - October 2015 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.oracle.com Third Party Advisory
USN-2722-1: GDK-PixBuf vulnerability | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2015:1390-1: important: Security update af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org Third Party Advisory
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2015:2081-1: important: Security update for af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3337-1 gdk-pixbuf af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 22 Update: mingw-gdk-pixbuf-2.31.6-1.fc22 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org Third Party Advisory
USN-2702-3: Firefox regression | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
Heap overflow in gdk-pixbuf when scaling bitmap images — Mozilla af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mozilla.org Vendor Advisory
openSUSE-SU-2015:1454-1: moderate: Security update for MozillaThunderbir af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
openSUSE-SU-2015:1453-1: moderate: Security update for MozillaThunderbir af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
Oracle Solaris Bulletin - April 2016 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.oracle.com Third Party Advisory
[SECURITY] Fedora 22 Update: gdk-pixbuf2-2.31.6-1.fc22 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
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