CVE-2004-0753

The BMP image processor for (1) gdk-pixbuf before 0.22 and (2) gtk2 before 2.2.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a crafted BMP file.

Published: 2004-10-20 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2004-0753 is rated Moderate Risk (53.5/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 12.60%, 94th percentile). EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2004-0753

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-05-23 12.04% 12.60% +0.56%
2 2025-03-30 9.33% 12.04% +2.71%
3 2025-03-29 — 9.33% —

Full EPSS history (11 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2004-0753

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2004-0753

OS Trackers for CVE-2004-0753

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2004-0753 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (gdk-pixbuf), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2004-0753
redhat medium — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2004-0753
ubuntu medium CVE-2004-0753 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (gdk-pixbuf), 4 status rows across 4 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, upstream): released 3, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2004-0753

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2004-0753

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
gnome gdkpixbuf 0.17 cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gdkpixbuf:0.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnome gdkpixbuf 0.18 cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gdkpixbuf:0.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnome gdkpixbuf 0.20 cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gdkpixbuf:0.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnome gdkpixbuf 0.22 cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gdkpixbuf:0.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnome gtk >= 2.0.0, < 2.2.4 cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gtk:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2004-0753

URL Tags
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000875 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17657 Broken Link
http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-546 Third Party Advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/825374 Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.mandrakesecure.net/en/advisories/advisory.php?name=MDKSA-2004:095 Third Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:214 Broken Link
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-447.html Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-466.html Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/419771/100/0/threaded Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11195 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://bugzilla.fedora.us/show_bug.cgi?id=2005 Issue Tracking
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17383 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10585 Broken Link
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