Integer overflow in pixman
Priority MEDIUM 45CWE-190Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Will not fix Red Hat: no fix planned
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-190 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
An integer overflow issue has been reported in the general_composite_rect() function in pixman prior to version 0.32.8. An attacker could exploit this issue to cause an application using pixman to crash or, potentially, execute arbitrary code.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01488 74th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Will not fix Red Hat: no fix planned
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The pixman Project | pixman | 0.32.8 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- pixman VendorThe pixman Project Affected 0.32.8 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
Not affected: 2 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2015-5297
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3896-rgxr-mxjp
References
More Pixman vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-19264 stress-test master commit e4c878 was discovered to contain a FPE vulnerability via the… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2014-07945 Integer overflow in the create_bits function in pixman-bits-image.c in Pixman before… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-21957 In libpixman in Pixman before 0.42.2, there is an out-of-bounds write (aka heap-based… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2013-05378 Integer underflow in the pixman_trapezoid_valid macro in pixman.h in Pixman before… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
- TI-2013-05377 Integer underflow in the xTrapezoidValid macro in render/picture.h in X.Org allows… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
Sources
- CVE-2015-5297 · CVE Program
- CVE-2015-5297 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-3896-rgxr-mxjp · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2015-5297 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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