CVE-2015-2785 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service or execute arbitrary code via a crafted recording file processed by the Byzanz playback command.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2015-2785?
CVE-2015-2785 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 29 Mar 2015. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The GIF encoder in Byzanz allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds heap write and crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted Byzanz debug data recording (ByzanzRecording file) to the byzanz-playback command.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-2785?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Gnome Byzanz.
How do I fix CVE-2015-2785?
No fix has been published for CVE-2015-2785 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2015-2785 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-2785 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2015-2785, GHSA-6783-fxr3-9p6m, UBUNTU-CVE-2015-2785.