Risk | High |
Patch available | YES |
Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
CVE-ID | CVE-2015-4491 |
CWE-ID | CWE-190 CWE-122 |
Exploitation vector | Network |
Public exploit | N/A |
Vulnerable software |
Fedora Operating systems & Components / Operating system mingw-gdk-pixbuf Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component |
Vendor | Fedoraproject |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one high risk vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU1828
Risk: High
CVSSv4.0: 8.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber]
CVE-ID: CVE-2015-4491
CWE-ID:
CWE-190 - Integer overflow
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition or execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The weakness exists due to integer overflow in the make_filter_table function in pixops/pixops.c in gdk-pixbuf. A remote attacker can submit specially crafted bitmap dimensions that are mishandled during scaling, trigger heap-based buffer overflow and cause the service to crash or execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
Install updates from vendor's repository.
Vulnerable software versionsFedora: 21
mingw-gdk-pixbuf: before 2.31.6-1.fc21
CPE2.3https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2015-14010
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.