CVE-2015-4491

Publication date 11 August 2015

Last updated 24 July 2024


Ubuntu priority

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.

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Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
firefox 15.04 vivid
Fixed 40.0+build4-0ubuntu0.15.04.1
14.04 LTS trusty
Fixed 40.0+build4-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
12.04 LTS precise
Fixed 40.0+build4-0ubuntu0.12.04.1
gdk-pixbuf 15.04 vivid
Fixed 2.31.3-1ubuntu0.1
14.04 LTS trusty
Fixed 2.30.7-0ubuntu1.1
12.04 LTS precise
Fixed 2.26.1-1ubuntu1.2
thunderbird 15.04 vivid
Fixed 1:38.2.0+build1-0ubuntu0.15.04.1
14.04 LTS trusty
Fixed 1:38.2.0+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
12.04 LTS precise
Fixed 1:38.2.0+build1-0ubuntu0.12.04.2

Notes


mdeslaur

initial gdk-pixbuf fix was incomplete

Patch details

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Package Patch details
gdk-pixbuf

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-2702-1
    • Firefox vulnerabilities
    • 11 August 2015
    • USN-2712-1
    • Thunderbird vulnerabilities
    • 25 August 2015
    • USN-2722-1
    • GDK-PixBuf vulnerability
    • 26 August 2015

Other references