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CVE-2015-4491 json

Integer 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 a…

published 11y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2015-4511

cvss
6.8
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
8.4%
EPSS 8.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 95%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Integer 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.

Patch / fix

  • gtk+2.0 Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 2.21.5-1
  • gdk-pixbuf Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 2.31.7-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2015-4491

  • firefox Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 40.0+build4-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
  • gdk-pixbuf Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 2.30.7-0ubuntu1.1
  • thunderbird Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 1:38.2.0+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2015-4491

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  • firefox RHEL 5 38.2.0-4.el5_11
  • firefox RHEL 6 38.2.0-4.el6_7
  • firefox RHEL 7 38.2.0-4.el7_1
  • gdk-pixbuf2 RHEL 6 2.24.1-6.el6_7
  • gdk-pixbuf2 RHEL 7 2.28.2-5.el7_1
  • gdk-pixbuf2 RHEL 7 2.28.2-5.ael7b_1
  • thunderbird RHEL 5 PRODUCTIVITY, RHEL 5 38.2.0-4.el5_11
  • thunderbird RHEL 6 38.2.0-4.el6_7

red hat advisories RHSA-2015:1586RHSA-2015:1694RHSA-2015:1682

  • gdk-pixbuf SLES for SAP 12 SP3, SLES 12 SP3, SLED 12 SP3 +1 more 2.34.0-19.14.2
  • gdk-pixbuf SLES 12 SP1, SLES 12, SLED 12 SP1 +5 more 2.30.6-7.2
  • gtk2 SLES for SAP 11 SP4, SLES for SAP 11 SP3, SLES 11 SP4 +6 more 2.18.9-0.35.1
  • mozilla-nss SLES for SAP 11 SP4, SLES for SAP 11 SP3, SLES 11 SP4 +6 more 3.19.2.0-0.16.1
  • MozillaFirefox SLES for SAP 11 SP4, SLES for SAP 11 SP3, SLES 11 SP4 +6 more 38.2.1esr-19.3
  • MozillaFirefox-branding-SLED SLES for SAP 11 SP4, SLES for SAP 11 SP3, SLES 11 SP4 +4 more 31.0-0.12.51
  • mozilla-nss SLES for SAP 12, SLES 12, SLED 12 +1 more 3.19.2.0-26.2
  • MozillaFirefox SLES for SAP 12, SLES 12, SLED 12 +1 more 38.2.1esr-45.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2018:2145-1SUSE-SU-2015:2195-1SUSE-SU-2015:2195-2SUSE-SU-2015:1787-1SUSE-SU-2015:1528-1SUSE-SU-2015:1476-1

  • firefox-esr openSUSE Tumbleweed 128.5.1-1.1
  • MozillaFirefox openSUSE Tumbleweed 50.1.0-1.1
  • MozillaThunderbird openSUSE Tumbleweed 45.5.1-1.1
  • gdk-pixbuf openSUSE Tumbleweed 2.36.0-1.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:14572-1openSUSE-SU-2024:10071-1openSUSE-SU-2024:10230-1openSUSE-SU-2024:10453-1

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red hat product security vex CVE-2015-4491 updated cvss 6.8

Mozilla: Heap overflow in gdk-pixbuf when scaling bitmap images (MFSA 2015-88)

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) firefox 38.2.0-4.el5_11 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) firefox 38.2.0-4.el7_1, gdk-pixbuf2 2.28.2-5.el7_1, thunderbird 38.2.0-1.el7_1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) firefox 38.2.0-4.el7_1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:1586
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7) gdk-pixbuf2 2.28.2-5.el7_1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) gdk-pixbuf2-devel 2.28.2-5.el7_1, gdk-pixbuf2-debuginfo 2.28.2-5.el7_1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:1694
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) firefox 38.2.0-4.el5_11, thunderbird 38.2.0-4.el5_11 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) firefox 38.2.0-4.el6_7, gdk-pixbuf2 2.24.1-6.el6_7, thunderbird 38.2.0-4.el6_7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) firefox 38.2.0-4.el6_7
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:1586
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) gdk-pixbuf2 2.24.1-6.el6_7
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:1694
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) firefox 38.2.0-4.el6_7
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:1586
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Optional Productivity Applications (v. 5 server) thunderbird 38.2.0-4.el5_11
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:1682
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) firefox 38.2.0-4.el6_7, gdk-pixbuf2 2.24.1-6.el6_7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) firefox 38.2.0-4.el7_1, firefox 38.2.0-4.ael7b_1, gdk-pixbuf2 2.28.2-5.el7_1, gdk-pixbuf2 2.28.2-5.ael7b_1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) firefox 38.2.0-4.el6_7, thunderbird 38.2.0-4.el6_7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) firefox 38.2.0-4.el7_1, thunderbird 38.2.0-1.el7_1, thunderbird 38.2.0-1.ael7b_1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) firefox 38.2.0-4.el6_7, gdk-pixbuf2 2.24.1-6.el6_7, thunderbird 38.2.0-4.el6_7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) firefox 38.2.0-4.el7_1, gdk-pixbuf2 2.28.2-5.el7_1, thunderbird 38.2.0-1.el7_1
    +2 more products
    Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) firefox 38.2.0-4.el6_7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) firefox 38.2.0-4.el7_1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:1586
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 gdk-pixbuf
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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Exploit prediction

8.40% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 6.8 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

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