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CVE-2005-0891

Published: Apr 1, 2005Updated: Apr 16, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-415
NVD MITRE
7.5CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
3.9%
Top 11.1%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

Double free vulnerability in gtk 2 (gtk2) before 2.2.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted BMP image.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:NI:NA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:NIntegrity
None
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-415

Affected Products

n/an/a
gtkgnome
On-premDesktop App
Consumer Software / file-utility
gnomeoss-projectUSConsumer Softwareaka gnome project, glib

Exploitability

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MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
Privilege Escalation
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References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12950
securityfocus.com
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000958
distro.conectiva.com.br
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-343.html
redhat.com
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Timeline

Published
Apr 1, 2005
Last Updated
Apr 16, 2026

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