CVE-2005-2976

Description

Integer overflow in io-xpm.c in gdk-pixbuf 0.22.0 in GTK+ before 2.8.7 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or execute arbitrary code via an XPM file with large height, width, and colour values, a different vulnerability than CVE-2005-3186.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.72% Top 20%
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Affected: n/a n/a
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References

Link Tags
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_65_gtk2.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200511-14.xml third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17710 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/428052/100/0/threaded vdb entry third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-911 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17562 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17615 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17522 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2433 vdb entry broken link vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-913 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17538 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-216-1 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:214 broken link third party advisory vendor advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015216 vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15428 vdb entry third party advisory broken link
http://secunia.com/advisories/17770 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17594 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17592 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17791 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11370 vdb entry signature broken link
http://secunia.com/advisories/17657 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-810.html patch vendor advisory
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2005-229.pdf third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-2976?
CVE-2005-2976 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-2976?
To fix CVE-2005-2976, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2005-2976 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2005-2976 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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