CVE-2015-1860

Multiple buffer overflows in gui/image/qgifhandler.cpp in the QtBase module in Qt before 4.8.7 and 5.x before 5.4.2 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted GIF image.

Published: 2015-05-12 Last update: 2026-05-06 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2015-1860 is rated Moderate Risk (62.6/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 8.74%, 94th percentile). Core evidence: EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. EPSS rose +2.38% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2015-1860

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 2026-06-15 6.35% 8.74% +2.38%
2 2026-02-26 5.25% 6.35% +1.11%
3 2025-10-21 5.25%

Full EPSS history (15 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2015-1860

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.8 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
8.6 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2015-1860

OS Trackers for CVE-2015-1860

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2015-1860 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (qtbase-opensource-src), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-1860
gentoo normal CVE-2015-1860: 1 GLSA(s) (201603-10), 1 atom(s) (dev-qt/qtgui); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2015-1860
redhat medium https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-1860
ubuntu low CVE-2015-1860 low priority: Ubuntu including 2 source packages (qt4-x11, qtbase-opensource-src), 12 status rows across 6 suites (lucid, precise, trusty, upstream, utopic, vivid): released 7, DNE 2, needs-triage 2, ignored 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-1860

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2015-1860

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
fedoraproject fedora 20 cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
fedoraproject fedora 21 cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
fedoraproject fedora 22 cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
digia qt <= 4.8.6 cpe:2.3:a:digia:qt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qt qt 5.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:5.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qt qt 5.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qt qt 5.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qt qt 5.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:5.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qt qt 5.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:5.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qt qt 5.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:5.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qt qt 5.3.0 cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:5.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qt qt 5.4.1 cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:5.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2015-1860

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http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-April/155424.html Third Party Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-April/155927.html Patch Third Party Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-April/155947.html Third Party Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-April/155962.html Third Party Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-April/155976.html Third Party Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-April/156727.html Third Party Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-May/156761.html Third Party Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-May/156937.html Third Party Advisory
http://lists.qt-project.org/pipermail/announce/2015-April/000067.html Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74302 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2626-1
https://codereview.qt-project.org/#/c/108248/ Patch
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-10
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