CVE-2015-7673: gnome gdk-pixbuf
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2015-7673 is a medium (CVSS 6.8) vulnerability in gnome gdk-pixbuf. EPSS estimates a 5.45% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 92.7% of scored vulnerabilities.
Not severe (CVSS 6.8, network access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 7 · Related 4Timeline
- 26-10-2015PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 06-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
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.
CVSS metrics
1 score · 1 source · 1 versionEPSS trend
Probability
5.45%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
93%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
No change 0.00 pp
From 5.45% on 04-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEVNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
ENISA CNWNot in the ENISA CNW catalog.
CIRCLNot in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Debian2 products
- gdk-pixbuf< 2.32.0-1
- gtk+2.0< 2.21.5-1
Gnome1 product
- gdk-pixbuf≤ 2.31.4
Opensuse1 product
- opensuseEOL13.2
Ubuntu1 product
- gdk-pixbuf< 2.30.7-0ubuntu1.2
4 vendors · 5 products
References
16 links- ftp.gnome.org/pub/gnome/sources/gdk-pixbuf/2.32/gdk-pixbuf-2.32.0.newsX Refsource CONFIRM
