CVE-2015-4491

Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 25
Modified
Published: 16 Aug 2015, 01:00
Last modified:06 Aug 2024, 06:18

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
medium
28/100
CVSS Score
6.8 MEDIUM
v2.0 (nvd)
EPSS Score
3.69% LOW
4% probability -0.60%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

16 Aug 2015, 01:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
06 Aug 2024, 06:18
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

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.

CVSS Metrics

  • v2.0•MEDIUM•Score: 6.8AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 3.69%• Percentile: 88%

Techniques & Countermeasures

  • CWE-189•Numeric Errors

    Weaknesses in this category are related to improper calculation or conversion of numbers.

Affected Systems

  • canonical•ubuntu_linux

    12.04 | 14.04 | 15.04

  • fedoraproject•fedora

    21 | 22

  • gnome•gdk-pixbuf

    ≤ 2.31.4

  • opensuse•opensuse

    13.1 | 13.2

  • Unknown•Solaris

    10 | 11.3

References (32)