CVE-2005-2976 describes an integer overflow vulnerability in gdk-pixbuf 0.22.0 in GTK+ before 2.8.7, affecting products like GNOME gdkpixbuf and GTK. This flaw allows attackers to trigger a denial of service or potentially execute arbitrary code by supplying a specially crafted XPM file with excessively large dimensions and color values. With a CVSS score of 7.5, it is considered highly severe, requiring no authentication and low attack complexity for remote exploitation. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
0.22CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gdkpixbuf:0.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 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:P/I:P/A:P
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