There is a stack-based buffer over-read in calling GLib in the function gxps_images_guess_content_type of gxps-images.c in libgxps through 0
There is a stack-based buffer over-read in calling GLib in the function gxps_images_guess_content_type of gxps-images.c in libgxps through 0.3.0 because it does not reject negative return values from a g_input_stream_read call. A crafted input will lead to a remote denial of service attack.
- Published
- May 6, 2018
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 2.2% · 82th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-125
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Action score
27
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 26 / 40 · 6.5 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 1 / 30 · 2.2%
Noroxi analysis
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We use this product, ask for helpAffected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| gnome | libgxps | cpe:2.3:a:gnome:libgxps |
| redhat | ansible tower | cpe:2.3:a:redhat:ansible_tower |
| redhat | enterprise linux desktop | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop |
| redhat | enterprise linux server | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server |
| redhat | enterprise linux workstation | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- gnome libgxpsup to 0.3.0 inclusive
- redhat ansible tower3.3
- redhat enterprise linux desktop7.0
- redhat enterprise linux server7.0
- redhat enterprise linux workstation7.0
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | libgxps | before 0.3.0-3 | 0.3.0-3 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | accountsservice | before 0:0.6.50-2.el7 | 0:0.6.50-2.el7 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | accountsservice-debuginfo | before 0:0.6.50-2.el7 | 0:0.6.50-2.el7 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | accountsservice-devel | before 0:0.6.50-2.el7 | 0:0.6.50-2.el7 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | accountsservice-libs | before 0:0.6.50-2.el7 | 0:0.6.50-2.el7 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | adwaita-cursor-theme | before 0:3.28.0-1.el7 | 0:3.28.0-1.el7 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | adwaita-gtk2-theme | before 0:3.28-2.el7 | 0:3.28-2.el7 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | adwaita-icon-theme | before 0:3.28.0-1.el7 | 0:3.28.0-1.el7 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | adwaita-icon-theme-devel | before 0:3.28.0-1.el7 | 0:3.28.0-1.el7 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | appstream-data | before 0:7-20180614.el7 | 0:7-20180614.el7 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | at-spi2-atk | before 0:2.26.2-1.el7 | 0:2.26.2-1.el7 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | at-spi2-atk-debuginfo | before 0:2.26.2-1.el7 | 0:2.26.2-1.el7 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | at-spi2-atk-devel | before 0:2.26.2-1.el7 | 0:2.26.2-1.el7 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | at-spi2-core | before 0:2.28.0-1.el7 | 0:2.28.0-1.el7 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | at-spi2-core-debuginfo | before 0:2.28.0-1.el7 | 0:2.28.0-1.el7 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | at-spi2-core-devel | before 0:2.28.0-1.el7 | 0:2.28.0-1.el7 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | atk | before 0:2.28.1-1.el7 | 0:2.28.1-1.el7 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | atk-debuginfo | before 0:2.28.1-1.el7 | 0:2.28.1-1.el7 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | atk-devel | before 0:2.28.1-1.el7 | 0:2.28.1-1.el7 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | baobab | before 0:3.28.0-2.el7 | 0:3.28.0-2.el7 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | baobab-debuginfo | before 0:3.28.0-2.el7 | 0:3.28.0-2.el7 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | bolt | before 0:0.4-3.el7 | 0:0.4-3.el7 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | bolt-debuginfo | before 0:0.4-3.el7 | 0:0.4-3.el7 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | brasero | before 0:3.12.2-5.el7 | 0:3.12.2-5.el7 |
+96
Same product
gnome: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2017-11590There is a NULL pointer dereference in the caseless_hash function in gxps-archive.c in libgxps 0.2.5.30Monitor
- CVE-2018-10733There is a heap-based buffer over-read in the function ft_font_face_hash of gxps-fonts.c in libgxps through 0.3.0.27Monitor
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:libgxps | 0.3.0-3 · Debian:12 | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:accountsservice | 0:0.6.50-2.el7 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:accountsservice-debuginfo | 0:0.6.50-2.el7 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:accountsservice-libs | 0:0.6.50-2.el7 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:adwaita-cursor-theme | 0:3.28.0-1.el7 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:adwaita-gtk2-theme | 0:3.28-2.el7 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:PackageKit | 0:1.1.10-1.el7 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:PackageKit-command-not-found | 0:1.1.10-1.el7 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:PackageKit-debuginfo | 0:1.1.10-1.el7 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:PackageKit-glib | 0:1.1.10-1.el7 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:PackageKit-gstreamer-plugin | 0:1.1.10-1.el7 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:PackageKit-gtk3-module | 0:1.1.10-1.el7 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:PackageKit-yum | 0:1.1.10-1.el7 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | 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
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
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
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
- No account or password is required.
- A user must open a link or visit a page.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- none
- Integrity
- none
- Availability
- high · the service can be disrupted
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- None
- Integrity impact
- None
- Availability impact
- High
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-125 · Out-of-bounds ReadCVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
nvd-primary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
ATT&CK techniques
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Change log
- Fix✗ → ✓
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References
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2019:0327
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3140
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3505
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.