CVE-2015-4491 Integer overflow in n/a

Medium 6.8 Published 16 Aug 2015 Updated 6 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code or cause denial of service via crafted bitmap dimensions in gdk-pixbuf, affecting browsers and applications using this library.

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

What is CVE-2015-4491?

CVE-2015-4491 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published on 16 Aug 2015. 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

Integer overflow in the make_filter_table function in pixops/pixops.c in gdk-pixbuf before 2.31.5, as used in Mozilla Firefox before 40.0 and Firefox ESR 38.x before 38.2 on Linux, Google Chrome on Linux, and other products, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow and application crash) via crafted bitmap dimensions that are mishandled during scaling.

Weakness: CWE-189

Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-4491?

It affects 5 products.

Linux distribution packages (28)

`gdk-pixbuf2` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client	All versions	`0:2.24.1-6.el6_7`
`gdk-pixbuf2-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client	All versions	`0:2.24.1-6.el6_7`
`gdk-pixbuf2-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client	All versions	`0:2.24.1-6.el6_7`
`gdk-pixbuf2` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode	All versions	`0:2.24.1-6.el6_7`
`gdk-pixbuf2-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode	All versions	`0:2.24.1-6.el6_7`
`gdk-pixbuf2-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode	All versions	`0:2.24.1-6.el6_7`
`gdk-pixbuf2` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server	All versions	`0:2.24.1-6.el6_7`
`gdk-pixbuf2-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server	All versions	`0:2.24.1-6.el6_7`
`gdk-pixbuf2-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server	All versions	`0:2.24.1-6.el6_7`
`gdk-pixbuf2` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation	All versions	`0:2.24.1-6.el6_7`
`gdk-pixbuf2-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation	All versions	`0:2.24.1-6.el6_7`
`gdk-pixbuf2-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation	All versions	`0:2.24.1-6.el6_7`
`gdk-pixbuf2` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client	All versions	`0:2.28.2-5.el7_1`
`gdk-pixbuf2-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client	All versions	`0:2.28.2-5.el7_1`
`gdk-pixbuf2-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client	All versions	`0:2.28.2-5.el7_1`
`gdk-pixbuf2` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode	All versions	`0:2.28.2-5.el7_1`
`gdk-pixbuf2-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode	All versions	`0:2.28.2-5.el7_1`
`gdk-pixbuf2-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode	All versions	`0:2.28.2-5.el7_1`
`gdk-pixbuf2` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server	All versions	`0:2.28.2-5.ael7b_1`
`gdk-pixbuf2-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server	All versions	`0:2.28.2-5.ael7b_1`
`gdk-pixbuf2-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server	All versions	`0:2.28.2-5.ael7b_1`
`gdk-pixbuf2` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation	All versions	`0:2.28.2-5.el7_1`
`gdk-pixbuf2-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation	All versions	`0:2.28.2-5.el7_1`
`gdk-pixbuf2-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation	All versions	`0:2.28.2-5.el7_1`
`gdk-pixbuf` SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3	All versions	`2.34.0-19.14.2`
`gdk-pixbuf` SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3	All versions	`2.34.0-19.14.2`
`gdk-pixbuf` SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3	All versions	`2.34.0-19.14.2`
`gdk-pixbuf` SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP3	All versions	`2.34.0-19.14.2`

Products include Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Fedoraproject Fedora, Gnome Gdk-Pixbuf, Opensuse Opensuse, Oracle Solaris.

How do I fix CVE-2015-4491?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2015-4491 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-4491 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2015-4491, DSA-3337-1, DSA-3337-2, GHSA-735c-hqgj-f846, MGASA-2015-0313, RHSA-2015:1694 and 3 more.