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MEDIUM SEVERITY

CVE-2015-4491

Gdk Pixbuf vulnerability

CVSS
6.8
EPSS
8.4%
EPSS pct
94th
Exploited
No known
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.
Affected vendor
Gnome
Affected product
Gdk Pixbuf
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness type (CWE)
Published
2015-08-16

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, medium attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to partial impact to confidentiality, partial impact to integrity, partial impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 8.4% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 94% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2015-4491

  • Confirm whether Gnome Gdk Pixbuf is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2015-4491.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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