CVE-2015-7674

Integer overflow in the pixops_scale_nearest function in pixops/pixops.c in gdk-pixbuf before 2.32.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted GIF image file, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.

Published: 2015-10-26 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2015-7674 is rated Moderate Risk (64.3/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 5.80%, 92th percentile). Core evidence: EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. EPSS rose +4.82% 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-2015-7674

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 0.98% 5.80% +4.82%
2 2026-05-13 1.55% 0.98% -0.57%
3 2026-01-15 1.55%

Full EPSS history (15 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2015-7674

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-2015-7674

OS Trackers for CVE-2015-7674

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2015-7674 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 2 source packages (gdk-pixbuf, gtk+2.0), 10 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 10. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-7674
gentoo normal CVE-2015-7674: 1 GLSA(s) (201512-05), 1 atom(s) (x11-libs/gdk-pixbuf); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2015-7674
redhat medium https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-7674
suse medium https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-7674/
ubuntu medium CVE-2015-7674 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (gdk-pixbuf), 4 status rows across 4 suites (precise, trusty, upstream, vivid): released 4. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-7674

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2015-7674

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
canonical ubuntu_linux 12.04 cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
canonical ubuntu_linux 14.04 cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
canonical ubuntu_linux 15.04 cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnome gdk-pixbuf <= 2.32.0 cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gdk-pixbuf:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opensuse opensuse 13.2 cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2015-7674

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