CVE-2015-7673

MEDIUM 6.8CVE-2015-7673 · Published 26/10/2015 · updated 17/06/2026

In short

CVE-2015-7673 is a MEDIUM (CVSS 6.8) vulnerability affecting gdk-pixbuf (gnome).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 5.4%, higher than 92.7% of all vulnerabilities.
No patched version is listed yet: follow the vendor's advisory in References.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
gdk-pixbuf gnome	`≤ 2.31.4`	No fix yet

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.

References

ftp.gnome.org/pub/gnome/sources/gdk-pixbuf/2.32/gdk-pixbuf-2.32.0.news
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-03/msg00124.html
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-06/msg00006.html
debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3378
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/01/3
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/02/9
securityfocus.com/bid/76953
ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2767-1 · Patch
git.gnome.org/browse/gdk-pixbuf/commit
git.gnome.org/browse/gdk-pixbuf/commit
git.gnome.org/browse/gdk-pixbuf/commit
security.gentoo.org/glsa/201512-05

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