CVE-2015-7552

high
Published 2016-04-18 · Modified 2026-05-06
CVSS v3
7.8
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v2
9.3
VIR risk
7.8

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the gdk_pixbuf_flip function in gdk-pixbuf-scale.c in gdk-pixbuf 2.30.x allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted BMP file.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
75%
Patch ETA

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-7552

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: secalert@redhat.com — http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-03/msg00124.html

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: suse — https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-7552.html

OS impact

OSVersionStatusFixed in
suse slesaffected
debian debianbookwormfixed2.32.0-1
debian debianbullseyefixed2.32.0-1
debian debianforkyfixed2.32.0-1
debian debiansidfixed2.32.0-1
debian debiantrixiefixed2.32.0-1
suse suse13.2affected

References

CWEs

CWE-119

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.