CVE-2015-4491

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.

Category

6.8
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 7.00% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory mozilla.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
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References

Link Tags
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2015/mfsa2015-88.html vendor advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-September/165701.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3337 vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-09/msg00002.html vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00025.html vendor advisory
https://git.gnome.org/browse/gdk-pixbuf/commit/?id=ffec86ed5010c5a2be14f47b33bcf4ed3169a199
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2712-1 vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-08/msg00031.html vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2702-3 vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1682.html vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00014.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-08/msg00030.html vendor advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-September/165732.html vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1586.html vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1252290 issue tracking
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-September/165703.html vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2722-1 vendor advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00016.html vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033247 vdb entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2702-2 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1694.html vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2702-1 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=752297 issue tracking
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1184009 issue tracking
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201605-06 vendor advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-September/165730.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033372 vdb entry
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00021.html vendor advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201512-05 vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00015.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinoct2015-2511968.html third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-4491?
CVE-2015-4491 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2015-4491?
To fix CVE-2015-4491, 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-2015-4491 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2015-4491 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~7% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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