6.8

CVE-2015-4491: canonical ubuntu_linux Numeric Errors

Modified
AliasesMGASA-2015-0313SUSE-SU-2018:2145-1RHSA-2015:1694
Published 16-08-2015Last modified 06-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2015-4491 is a medium (CVSS 6.8) Numeric Errors vulnerability in canonical ubuntu_linux. EPSS estimates a 8.40% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 94.9% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 6.8, network access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
6.8/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
8.40%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 17 · Related 12
DLA-434-1MGASA-2015-0312MGASA-2015-0330OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10071-1OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10230-1OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10453-1

Timeline

  1. 16-08-2015
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability 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

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

8.40%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

95%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 8.40% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Suse4 products
  • gdk-pixbuf&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3< 2.34.0-19.14.2
  • gdk-pixbuf&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3< 2.34.0-19.14.2
  • gdk-pixbuf&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3< 2.34.0-19.14.2
  • gdk-pixbuf&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP3< 2.34.0-19.14.2
Redhat3 products
  • gdk-pixbuf2< 0:2.24.1-6.el6_7 | < 0:2.28.2-5.el7_1 | < 0:2.28.2-5.ael7b_1
  • gdk-pixbuf2-debuginfo< 0:2.24.1-6.el6_7 | < 0:2.28.2-5.el7_1 | < 0:2.28.2-5.ael7b_1
  • gdk-pixbuf2-devel< 0:2.24.1-6.el6_7 | < 0:2.28.2-5.el7_1 | < 0:2.28.2-5.ael7b_1
Ubuntu3 products
  • firefox< 40.0+build4-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
  • gdk-pixbuf< 2.30.7-0ubuntu1.1
  • thunderbird< 1:38.2.0+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
Debian2 products
  • gdk-pixbuf< 2.31.7-1 | < 2.26.1-1+deb7u1 | < 2.31.1-2+deb8u2 | < 2.26.1-1+deb7u3 | < 2.31.1-2+deb8u4
  • gtk+2.0< 2.21.5-1
Canonical1 product
Fedoraproject1 product
Gnome1 product
Mageia1 product
  • gdk-pixbuf2.0< 2.31.2-2.1.mga5
Opensuse1 product
Oracle1 product

10 vendors · 18 products

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