Description
Multiple integer overflows in the read_bitmap_file_data function in io-xbm.c in gdk-pixbuf before 2.26.1 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a negative (1) height or (2) width in an XBM file, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.
Published: 2012-08-13
Score: 5.0 Medium
EPSS: 2.3% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Remediation

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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2012-2361 Multiple integer overflows in the read_bitmap_file_data function in io-xbm.c in gdk-pixbuf before 2.26.1 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a negative (1) height or (2) width in an XBM file, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.
History

Sun, 13 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

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Metrics epss

{'score': 0.02727}

epss

{'score': 0.02896}


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Gnome Gdk-pixbuf
Redhat Enterprise Linux
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T19:34:23.843Z

Reserved: 2012-04-19T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2012-2370

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2012-08-13T20:55:03.723

Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Link: CVE-2012-2370

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2012-03-25T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2012-2370 - Bugzilla

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Weaknesses