CVE-2015-7673

Publication date 2 October 2015

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

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.

Read the notes from the security team

Status

Show unmaintained releases

Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
gdk-pixbuf	15.04 vivid	Fixed 2.31.3-1ubuntu0.2
	14.04 LTS trusty	Fixed 2.30.7-0ubuntu1.2
	12.04 LTS precise	Fixed 2.26.1-1ubuntu1.3

How can I get the fixes?
What do statuses mean?
Patch details

Notes

mdeslaur

this is actually fixed in 2.32.0, not 2.32.1

Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. How can I get the fixes?

Package	Patch details
gdk-pixbuf	Upstream: ?id=19f Upstream: ?id=edf Upstream: ?id=6dd

References

MITRE
NVD
Launchpad
Debian

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

USN-2767-1
GDK-PixBuf vulnerabilities
13 October 2015

Other references

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/01/3
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-7673