ubuntu-cve-2015-4491
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2015-08-11 00:00
Modified
2026-04-22 07:37
Summary
Details

Integer overflow in the make_filter_table function in pixops/pixops.c in gdk-pixbuf before 2.31.5, as used in Mozilla Firefox before 40.0 and Firefox ESR 38.x before 38.2 on Linux, Google Chrome on Linux, and other products, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow and application crash) via crafted bitmap dimensions that are mishandled during scaling.

Severity
N/A (UNKNOWN)
medium
References
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        "1:24.2.0+build1-0ubuntu1",
        "1:24.4.0+build1-0ubuntu1",
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        "1:24.6.0+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1",
        "1:31.0+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1",
        "1:31.1.1+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1",
        "1:31.1.2+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1",
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        "1:31.3.0+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1",
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    }
  ],
  "aliases": [],
  "details": "Integer overflow in the make_filter_table function in pixops/pixops.c in gdk-pixbuf before 2.31.5, as used in Mozilla Firefox before 40.0 and Firefox ESR 38.x before 38.2 on Linux, Google Chrome on Linux, and other products, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow and application crash) via crafted bitmap dimensions that are mishandled during scaling.",
  "id": "UBUNTU-CVE-2015-4491",
  "modified": "2026-04-22T07:37:48Z",
  "published": "2015-08-11T00:00:00Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-4491"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2015-88/"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2702-1"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2712-1"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2722-1"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-4491"
    }
  ],
  "related": [
    "USN-2702-1",
    "USN-2712-1",
    "USN-2722-1"
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "medium",
      "type": "Ubuntu"
    }
  ],
  "upstream": [
    "CVE-2015-4491"
  ]
}



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