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CVE-2015-8875

20
FAUCET Score

CVE-2015-8875 describes multiple integer overflows in gdk-pixbuf versions prior to 2.33.1, specifically within the pixops_composite_nearest, pixops_composite_color_nearest, and pixops_process functions. This vulnerability, affecting Debian and GNOME gdk-pixbuf, can be triggered by a crafted image, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow. With a CVSS v3 score of 7.8 (High), it presents a significant risk of denial of service or arbitrary code execution, requiring user interaction (UI:R) but low attack complexity (AC:L). Despite its high severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 2.33CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gdk-pixbuf:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

7.8HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.77%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
84.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0277 is in the 85th percentile among its peer group of 11,621 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Patches (2)

redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: gdk-pixbuf
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: gdk-pixbuf2

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2015-8875Moderate

gdk-pixbuf: Integer overflows in various pixops functions

Oct 6, 2015

References

git.gnome.org / browse/gdk-pixbuf/commit
debian.org / security/2016/dsa-3589
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2016/05/12/3
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2016/05/16/1
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2016/05/17/7
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-3085-1