CVE-2015-7673

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Summary

CVECVE-2015-7673
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2015-10-26 17:59:09 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
Descriptionio-tga.c in gdk-pixbuf before 2.32.0 uses heap memory after its allocation failed, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow and application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted Truevision TGA (TARGA) file.

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-119 | 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
Application Gnome Gdk-pixbuf All All All All
Operating System Opensuse Opensuse 13.2 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
pixops: Fail make_weights functions on OOM (19f9685d) · Commits · GNOME / gdk-pixbuf · GitLab af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 git.gnome.org
USN-2767-1: GDK-PixBuf vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com Patch
tga: Wrap TGAColormap struct in its own API (edf6fb8d) · Commits · GNOME / gdk-pixbuf · GitLab af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 git.gnome.org
openSUSE-SU-2016:1467-1: moderate: Security update for gdk-pixbuf af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
gdk-pixbuf: Multiple Vulnerabilities (GLSA 201512-05) — Gentoo Security af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org
oss-security - Re: CVE request: Heap overflow and DoS with a tga file in gdk-pixbuf < 2.32.1 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
oss-security - CVE request: Heap overflow and DoS with a tga file in gdk-pixbuf < 2.32.1 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
gdk-pixbuf Heap Buffer Overflow and Denial of Service Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
openSUSE-SU-2016:0897-1: moderate: Security update for gdk-pixbuf af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3378-1 gdk-pixbuf af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
io-tga: Colormaps are always present, so always parse them. (6ddca835) · Commits · GNOME / gdk-pixbuf · GitLab af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 git.gnome.org
ftp.gnome.org/pub/gnome/sources/gdk-pixbuf/2.32/gdk-pixbuf-2.32.0.news af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 ftp.gnome.org
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