SB2015091706 - Fedora 23 update for freeimage



SB2015091706 - Fedora 23 update for freeimage

Published: September 17, 2015 Updated: April 24, 2025

Security Bulletin ID SB2015091706
CSH Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

Medium 100%
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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.


1) Integer underflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2015-0852)

CWE-ID: CWE-191 - Integer underflow

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green


The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to integer underflow in PluginPCX.cpp. A remote attacker can trigger an integer underflow and crash the application.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.