byzanz: Out-of heap-based buffer write in GIF encoder
Published Mar 29, 2015
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.83%
Description
The GIF encoder in Byzanz allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds heap write and crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted Byzanz debug data recording (ByzanzRecording file) to the byzanz-playback command.
Affected products
Remediation
Red Hat statement
This issue affects the versions of byzanz as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6. Red Hat Product Security has rated this issue as having Moderate security impact. A future update may address this issue. For additional information, refer to the Issue Severity Classification: https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.83% (0.02827) | 86.10th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.88% (0.02882) | 84.99th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 1.90% (0.01895) | 81.59th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 3.81% (0.03811) | 79.95th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.90% (0.01895) | 82.00th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 5.64% (0.05645) | 93.58th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 28, 2023 | 5.64% (0.05645) | 92.09th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 5.52% (0.05524) | 92.02th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 4.29% (0.04291) | 87.64th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 4.29% (0.04291) | 86.39th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 4.29% (0.04291) | 70.14th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (6)
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/06/11 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-2785 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=778261 x_refsource_MISC
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=852481 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-2785
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-2785
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/06/11 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-2785 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=778261 | x_refsource_MISC | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=852481 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-2785 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-2785 |
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