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CVE-2015-7673 json

io-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 servi…

published 2015-10-26 11 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2015-7575

cvss
6.8
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
5.4%
EPSS 5.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 92%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

io-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.

Patch / fix

  • gtk+2.0 Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 2.21.5-1
  • gdk-pixbuf Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 2.32.0-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2015-7673

  • gdk-pixbuf Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 2.30.7-0ubuntu1.2

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2015-7673

Ubuntu security data © Canonical Ltd., from https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices via OSV; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. CC BY-SA 4.0

  • gdk-pixbuf SLES 12 SP1, SLES 12, SLED 12 SP1 +5 more 2.30.6-7.2

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2015:2195-1SUSE-SU-2015:2195-2

  • gdk-pixbuf openSUSE Tumbleweed 2.36.0-1.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:10453-1

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2015-7673 updated cvss 4.3

gdk-pixbuf: Heap overflow and DoS vulnerability when scaling a TGA file

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 gdk-pixbuf Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 gdk-pixbuf2, gdk-pixbuf2-tests
    affected: no fix planned “Will not fix”
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 gdk-pixbuf2
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf

Exploit prediction

5.45% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 92% 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

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

Sources

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