# 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.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.8 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/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:** 26 Oct 2015
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2015-7673, GHSA-92p7-v927-945m, UBUNTU-CVE-2015-7673

## 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 (Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-7673?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Gnome Gdk-Pixbuf, Opensuse Opensuse.

## How do I fix CVE-2015-7673?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## 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

- [CVE-2017-12447](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-12447/): Memory corruption in n/a (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2026-5201](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-5201/): Gdk-pixbuf: gdk-pixbuf: denial of service via heap-based buffer overflow when processing a specially crafted jpeg image (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2012-2370](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-2370/): Integer overflow in n/a (medium 5.0)
- [CVE-2011-2485](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-2485/): Denial of service in n/a (medium 4.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2015-7673 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-7673 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Opensuse Opensuse. 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-2015-7673/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-7673/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-7673
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-7673
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2015-7673

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