CVE-2015-7673

medium
Published 2015-10-26 · Modified 2026-05-06
CVSS v3
CVSS v2
6.8
VIR risk
6.8

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.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
20%
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-2015-7673

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: cve@mitre.org — http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2767-1

OS impact

OSVersionStatusFixed in
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

Application impact

VendorProductVersionsFixed
gnomegdk-pixbuf{"endIncluding":"2.31.4"}

References

CWEs

CWE-119

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