Integer overflow in the make_filter_table function in pixops/pixops.c in gdk-pixbuf…
Priority MEDIUM 41CWE-189Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-189 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.084 95th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 3 advisories
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 17
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gdk-pixbuf:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 2.31.4 | Vulnerable | GNOME |
| cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 39.0.3 | Running on | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 38.0 | Running on | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 38.0.1 | Running on | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 38.0.5 | Running on | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 38.1.0 | Running on | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Running on | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:oracle:solaris:10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10 | Vulnerable | Oracle |
| cpe:2.3:o:oracle:solaris:11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 11.3 | Vulnerable | Oracle |
- cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gdk-pixbuf:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2.31.4 Vulnerable ·GNOME
- cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Google
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 39.0.3 Running on ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 38.0 Running on ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 38.0.1 Running on ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 38.0.5 Running on ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 38.1.0 Running on ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Running on ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:oracle:solaris:10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10 Vulnerable ·Oracle
- cpe:2.3:o:oracle:solaris:11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.3 Vulnerable ·Oracle
Show 7 more CPE
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* | 12.04 | Vulnerable | Canonical |
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* | 14.04 | Vulnerable | Canonical |
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 15.04 | Vulnerable | Canonical |
| cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:21:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 21 | Vulnerable | Fedoraproject |
| cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:22:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 22 | Vulnerable | Fedoraproject |
| cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 13.1 | Vulnerable | openSUSE |
| cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 13.2 | Vulnerable | openSUSE |
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Versions 12.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Versions 14.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:21:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:22:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 22 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
- cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 13.1 Vulnerable ·openSUSE
- cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 13.2 Vulnerable ·openSUSE
Remediation
Red Hat 3 advisories
- RHSA-2015:1694 Released 2015-08-31 · Red Hat rating Moderategdk-pixbuf2 security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) gdk-pixbuf2-2.28.2-5.el7_1
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) gdk-pixbuf2-devel-2.28.2-5.el7_1
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7) gdk-pixbuf2-2.28.2-5.el7_1
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) gdk-pixbuf2-devel-2.28.2-5.el7_1
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) gdk-pixbuf2-2.24.1-6.el6_7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) gdk-pixbuf2-devel-2.24.1-6.el6_7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) gdk-pixbuf2-2.24.1-6.el6_7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) gdk-pixbuf2-devel-2.24.1-6.el6_7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) gdk-pixbuf2-2.24.1-6.el6_7, gdk-pixbuf2-2.24.1-6.el6_7.ppc, gdk-pixbuf2-devel-2.24.1-6.el6_7 +1
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) gdk-pixbuf2-2.28.2-5.ael7b_1, gdk-pixbuf2-2.28.2-5.el7_1, gdk-pixbuf2-2.28.2-5.el7_1.ppc +3
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) gdk-pixbuf2-2.24.1-6.el6_7, gdk-pixbuf2-devel-2.24.1-6.el6_7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) gdk-pixbuf2-2.28.2-5.el7_1, gdk-pixbuf2-devel-2.28.2-5.el7_1
- RHSA-2015:1682 Released 2015-08-25 · Red Hat rating Importantthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) thunderbird-38.2.0-1.el7_1
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) thunderbird-38.2.0-4.el5_11, thunderbird-38.2.0-4.el5_11.i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) thunderbird-38.2.0-4.el6_7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Optional Productivity Applications (v. 5 server) thunderbird-38.2.0-4.el5_11, thunderbird-38.2.0-4.el5_11.i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) thunderbird-38.2.0-4.el6_7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) thunderbird-38.2.0-1.ael7b_1, thunderbird-38.2.0-1.el7_1
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) thunderbird-38.2.0-4.el6_7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) thunderbird-38.2.0-1.el7_1
- RHSA-2015:1586 Released 2015-08-11 · Red Hat rating Criticalfirefox security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) firefox-38.2.0-4.el5_11, firefox-38.2.0-4.el5_11.i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) firefox-38.2.0-4.el7_1
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) firefox-38.2.0-4.el7_1
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) firefox-38.2.0-4.el5_11, firefox-38.2.0-4.el5_11.i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) firefox-38.2.0-4.el6_7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) firefox-38.2.0-4.el6_7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) firefox-38.2.0-4.el6_7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) firefox-38.2.0-4.el6_7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) firefox-38.2.0-4.ael7b_1, firefox-38.2.0-4.el7_1
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) firefox-38.2.0-4.el6_7, firefox-38.2.0-4.el6_7.ppc
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) firefox-38.2.0-4.el7_1, firefox-38.2.0-4.el7_1.ppc
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) firefox-38.2.0-4.el6_7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) firefox-38.2.0-4.el7_1
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) firefox-38.2.0-4.el6_7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) firefox-38.2.0-4.el7_1
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) | Fixed | RHSA-2015:1586 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) | Fixed | RHSA-2015:1586, RHSA-2015:1682, RHSA-2015:1694 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) | Fixed | RHSA-2015:1586, RHSA-2015:1694 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7) | Fixed | RHSA-2015:1694 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) | Fixed | RHSA-2015:1694 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) | Fixed | RHSA-2015:1586, RHSA-2015:1682 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) | Fixed | RHSA-2015:1586, RHSA-2015:1682, RHSA-2015:1694 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) | Fixed | RHSA-2015:1586, RHSA-2015:1694 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) | Fixed | RHSA-2015:1694 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) | Fixed | RHSA-2015:1586, RHSA-2015:1694 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Optional Productivity Applications (v. 5 server) | Fixed | RHSA-2015:1682 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) | Fixed | RHSA-2015:1586, RHSA-2015:1694 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) | Fixed | RHSA-2015:1586, RHSA-2015:1694 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) | Fixed | RHSA-2015:1586, RHSA-2015:1682 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) | Fixed | RHSA-2015:1586, RHSA-2015:1682 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) | Fixed | RHSA-2015:1586, RHSA-2015:1682, RHSA-2015:1694 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) | Fixed | RHSA-2015:1586, RHSA-2015:1682, RHSA-2015:1694 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) | Fixed | RHSA-2015:1586 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) | Fixed | RHSA-2015:1586 |
Not affected: 1 product
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2015-4491
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-735c-hqgj-f846
- 2026-11-05 EPSS moved to the 95th–99th percentile
References
Advisory 26
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2015/mfsa2015-88.html
- FEDORA-2015-14011
- DSA-3337
- openSUSE-SU-2015:1500
- SUSE-SU-2015:2081
- USN-2712-1
- openSUSE-SU-2015:1454
- USN-2702-3
- RHSA-2015:1682
- openSUSE-SU-2015:1389
- openSUSE-SU-2015:1453
- FEDORA-2015-13926
- RHSA-2015:1586
- FEDORA-2015-13925
- USN-2722-1
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html
- SUSE-SU-2015:1528
- USN-2702-2
- RHSA-2015:1694
- USN-2702-1
- GLSA-201605-06
- FEDORA-2015-14010
- SUSE-SU-2015:1449
- GLSA-201512-05
- openSUSE-SU-2015:1390
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinoct2015-2511968.html
Sources
- CVE-2015-4491 · CVE Program
- CVE-2015-4491 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-735c-hqgj-f846 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2015-4491 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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