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CVE-2005-2976 json

Integer overflow in io-xpm.c in gdk-pixbuf 0.22.0 in GTK+ before 2.8.7 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or execute arb…

published 2005-11-18 20 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2005-2976

cvss
7.5
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
4.5%
EPSS 4.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 91%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Integer overflow in io-xpm.c in gdk-pixbuf 0.22.0 in GTK+ before 2.8.7 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or execute arbitrary code via an XPM file with large height, width, and colour values, a different vulnerability than CVE-2005-3186.

Patch / fix

  • gnome gtk 2.8.7
  • gtk+2.0 Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 2.6.10-2
  • gdk-pixbuf Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 0.22.0-11

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2005-2976

  • gdk-pixbuf RHEL 3 1:0.22.0-13.el3.3
  • gdk-pixbuf RHEL 4 1:0.22.0-17.el4.3
  • gdk-pixbuf-gnome RHEL 3 1:0.22.0-13.el3.3

red hat advisories RHSA-2005:810

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2005-2976 updated

security flaw

  • Red Hat Desktop version 3 gdk-pixbuf 0.22.0-13.el3.3, gdk-pixbuf-gnome 0.22.0-13.el3.3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 gdk-pixbuf 0.22.0-13.el3.3, gdk-pixbuf-gnome 0.22.0-13.el3.3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 gdk-pixbuf 0.22.0-17.el4.3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 gdk-pixbuf 0.22.0-17.el4.3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 gdk-pixbuf 0.22.0-13.el3.3, gdk-pixbuf-gnome 0.22.0-13.el3.3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 gdk-pixbuf 0.22.0-17.el4.3
    +2 more products
    Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 gdk-pixbuf 0.22.0-13.el3.3, gdk-pixbuf-gnome 0.22.0-13.el3.3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 gdk-pixbuf 0.22.0-17.el4.3
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2005:810

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Exploit prediction

4.54% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 91% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 7.5 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-190 Integer Overflow or Wraparound

References

Sources

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