CVE-2005-2975 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in the gdk-pixbuf XPM image rendering library within GTK+ versions prior to 2.8.7, affecting products like GNOME gdkpixbuf and GTK. An unauthenticated attacker can trigger an infinite loop by providing a specially crafted XPM image containing an excessive number of colors, leading to system unavailability. While rated with a high CVSS score of 7.8 due to its network-based attack vector and complete availability impact, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gdkpixbuf:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 2.8.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gtk:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
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