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Unscored USN-2722-1 1 CVE

gdk-pixbuf vulnerability

Published Aug 26, 2015 · Updated Apr 22, 2026

Summary

Gustavo Grieco discovered that GDK-PixBuf incorrectly handled scaling
bitmap images. If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a
BMP image file, a remote attacker could use this flaw to cause GDK-PixBuf
to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary
code.

Fixed packages 1

ReleasePackageFixed in
Ubuntu · 14.04 LTS 14.04:LTS gdk-pixbuf 2.30.7-0ubuntu1.1

Vulnerabilities 1

References

  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-4491