# CVE-2004-0753: Denial of service in n/a

> Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via infinite loop in gdk-pixbuf or gtk2 by tricking users into opening a crafted BMP file.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 17 Sep 2004
- **Updated:** 8 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2004-0753, GHSA-wjgf-crrq-vg9c

## What is CVE-2004-0753?

CVE-2004-0753 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 17 Sep 2004. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

The BMP image processor for (1) gdk-pixbuf before 0.22 and (2) gtk2 before 2.2.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a crafted BMP file.

Weakness: CWE-835 (Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-0753?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Gnome Gdkpixbuf, Gnome Gtk.

## How do I fix CVE-2004-0753?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2004-0753 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2004-0753 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2022-48622](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-48622/): Memory corruption in n/a (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2005-2975](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-2975/): Denial of service in n/a (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2005-2976](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-2976/): Integer overflow in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2005-3186](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-3186/): Integer overflow in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2004-0782](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-0782/): Integer overflow in n/a (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2004-0753 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2004-0753 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 17 Sep 2004. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2004-0753 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-0753/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-0753/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2004-0753
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2004-0753
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2004-0753

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-0753/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.