CVE-2015-7673 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service or execute arbitrary code via a crafted TGA file due to heap memory misuse in gdk-pixbuf.
- 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-2015-7673?
CVE-2015-7673 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Opensuse Opensuse, published on 26 Oct 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
io-tga.c in gdk-pixbuf before 2.32.0 uses heap memory after its allocation failed, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow and application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted Truevision TGA (TARGA) file.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-7673?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Gnome Gdk-Pixbuf, Opensuse Opensuse.
How do I fix CVE-2015-7673?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2015-7673 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-7673 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Opensuse Opensuse
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2015-7673, GHSA-92p7-v927-945m, UBUNTU-CVE-2015-7673.