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CVE-2005-2975

Published: Nov 18, 2005Updated: Apr 16, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-399
7.8HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
3.1%
Top 13.4%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

io-xpm.c in the gdk-pixbuf XPM image rendering library in GTK+ before 2.8.7 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a crafted XPM image with a large number of colors.

No summary for this CVE yet.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LAu:NC:NI:NA:C
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:LAccess Complexity
Low
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:NIntegrity
None
A:CAvailability
Complete
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Weaknesses

CWE-399

Affected Products

gnome
oss-project·USaka gnome project, glib
gdkpixbufLibraryLibrary
Consumer Software
gtkOn-premDesktop App
Consumer Software / file-utility
Сообщество свободного программного обеспечения
oss-projectaka fsf
Debian GNU/LinuxOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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References

http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_65_gtk2.html
novell.com
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200511-14.xml
gentoo.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/17710
secunia.com
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