CVE-2015-8875 Integer overflow in n/a

What is CVE-2015-8875?

CVE-2015-8875 is a high-severity vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 1 Jun 2016. 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

Multiple integer overflows in the (1) pixops_composite_nearest, (2) pixops_composite_color_nearest, and (3) pixops_process functions in pixops/pixops.c in gdk-pixbuf before 2.33.1 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted image, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.

Weakness: CWE-189

Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-8875?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Debian Debian Linux, Gnome Gdk-Pixbuf.

How do I fix CVE-2015-8875?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2015-8875 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-8875 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2015-8875, GHSA-vvxc-jgjh-cjf4, MGASA-2016-0192, UBUNTU-CVE-2015-8875.