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 (infin
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
- Oct 20, 2004
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 5.9% · 93th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-835
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Report tools
Action score
22
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 20 / 40 · 5.0 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 2 / 30 · 5.9%
Affected systems
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- gnome gdkpixbuf0.17
- gnome gdkpixbuf0.18
- gnome gdkpixbuf0.20
- gnome gdkpixbuf0.22
- gnome gtk2.0.0 and later · before 2.2.4
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | gdk-pixbuf | before 0.22.0-7 | 0.22.0-7 |
| Debian:3.0 | gdk-pixbuf | before 0.17.0-2woody2 | 0.17.0-2woody2 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as | gdk-pixbuf | before 1:0.22.0-11.3.3 | 1:0.22.0-11.3.3 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as | gdk-pixbuf-debuginfo | before 1:0.22.0-11.3.3 | 1:0.22.0-11.3.3 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as | gdk-pixbuf-devel | before 1:0.22.0-11.3.3 | 1:0.22.0-11.3.3 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as | gdk-pixbuf-gnome | before 1:0.22.0-11.3.3 | 1:0.22.0-11.3.3 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as | gtk2 | before 0:2.2.4-8.1 | 0:2.2.4-8.1 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as | gtk2-debuginfo | before 0:2.2.4-8.1 | 0:2.2.4-8.1 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as | gtk2-devel | before 0:2.2.4-8.1 | 0:2.2.4-8.1 |
Same product
gnome: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2021-44648GNOME gdk-pixbuf 2.42.6 is vulnerable to a heap-buffer overflow vulnerability when decoding the lzw compressed stream of image data in GIF f36Monitor
- CVE-2004-0782Integer overflow in pixbuf_create_from_xpm (io-xpm.c) in the XPM image decoder for gtk+ 2.4.4 (gtk2) and earlier, and gdk-pixbuf before 0.2233Monitor
- CVE-2004-0783Stack-based buffer overflow in xpm_extract_color (io-xpm.c) in the XPM image decoder for gtk+ 2.4.4 (gtk2) and earlier, and gdk-pixbuf befor33Monitor
- CVE-2005-2975io-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) vi32Monitor
- CVE-2022-48622In GNOME GdkPixbuf (aka gdk-pixbuf) through 2.42.10, the ANI (Windows animated cursor) decoder encounters heap memory corruption (in ani_loa31Monitor
- CVE-2005-2976Integer overflow in io-xpm.c in gdk-pixbuf 0.22.0 in GTK+ before 2.8.7 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or execute arbi31Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| debian:gdk-pixbuf | 0.22.0-7 · Debian:12 | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:gdk-pixbuf | 1:0.22.0-11.3.3 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:gdk-pixbuf-debuginfo | 1:0.22.0-11.3.3 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:gdk-pixbuf-devel | 1:0.22.0-11.3.3 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:gdk-pixbuf-gnome | 1:0.22.0-11.3.3 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:gtk2 | 0:2.2.4-8.1 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:gtk2-debuginfo | 0:2.2.4-8.1 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:gtk2-devel | 0:2.2.4-8.1 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as | Package registry (OSV) |
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
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Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
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No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
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No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- none
- Integrity
- none
- Availability
- P · the service can be disrupted
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Confidentiality impact
- None
- Integrity impact
- None
- Availability impact
- P
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-835 · Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
nvd-primary
Attack context
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References
- distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000875
- secunia.com/advisories/17657
- www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-546
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/825374
- www.mandrakesecure.net/en/advisories/advisory.php?name=MDKSA-2004:095
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:214
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-447.html
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-466.html
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/419771/100/0/threaded
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/11195
- bugzilla.fedora.us/show_bug.cgi?id=2005
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17383
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10585
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.