pixman: general_composite_rect() integer overflow
Published Jul 31, 2019
9.8
CRITICALCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.49%
Description
An integer overflow issue has been reported in the general_composite_rect() function in pixman prior to version 0.32.8. An attacker could exploit this issue to cause an application using pixman to crash or, potentially, execute arbitrary code.
Affected products
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- Version 0.32.8StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The pixman Project | Pixman | n/a |
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No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
pixman
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
pixman
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
pixman
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | pixman | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | pixman | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | pixman | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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 2, 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 2, 2026 | 1.49% (0.01488) | 73.15th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.46% (0.01460) | 70.05th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.36% (0.00360) | 56.05th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.31% (0.00310) | 70.89th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.31% (0.00310) | 69.23th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 9, 2023 | 0.31% (0.00310) | 66.27th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.26% (0.00263) | 62.14th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.44% (0.01440) | 73.47th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 28, 2023 | 1.44% (0.01440) | 73.45th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.44% (0.01440) | 71.44th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.44% (0.01440) | 50.53th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (6)
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-5297 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=92027 x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1651585 Issue Tracking
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2015-5297 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-5297
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-5297
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-5297 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=92027 | x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1651585 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2015-5297 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-5297 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-5297 |
Change history (0)
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