gdk-pixbuf: Heap overflow and DoS vulnerability when scaling a TGA file
Published Oct 26, 2015
6.8
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 5.45%
Description
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.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 2
- ≤ 2.31.4
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
gdk-pixbuf
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
gdk-pixbuf2
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
gdk-pixbuf2
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | gdk-pixbuf | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | gdk-pixbuf2 | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | gdk-pixbuf2 | Will not fix | 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.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/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 | 5.45% (0.05448) | 92.49th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 5.45% (0.05448) | 91.68th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.39% (0.01390) | 79.05th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 2.46% (0.02455) | 90.42th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 2, 2024 | 2.46% (0.02455) | 90.12th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 25, 2023 | 2.40% (0.02396) | 88.72th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 13, 2023 | 2.34% (0.02343) | 88.21th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 2.16% (0.02162) | 87.54th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 6.60% (0.06604) | 91.53th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 6.60% (0.06604) | 90.72th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 6.60% (0.06604) | 78.62th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (16)
- http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/gnome/sources/gdk-pixbuf/2.32/gdk-pixbuf-2.32.0.news x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-03/msg00124.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-06/msg00006.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3378 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/01/3 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/02/9 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76953 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2767-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUPatch
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-7673 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1261836 Issue Tracking
- https://git.gnome.org/browse/gdk-pixbuf/commit/?id=19f9685dbff7d1f929c61cf99188df917a18811d x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://git.gnome.org/browse/gdk-pixbuf/commit/?id=6ddca835100107e6b5841ce9d56074f6d98c387e x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://git.gnome.org/browse/gdk-pixbuf/commit/?id=edf6fb8d856574bc3bb3a703037f56533229267c x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-7673
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201512-05 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-7673
Change history (0)
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