UBUNTU-CVE-2015-5297

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2015-5297

    Published: 31 Dec 2015Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2015-5297

    Summary:

    Details: An integer overflow issue has been reported in the general_composite_rect() function in pixman prior to version 0.32.8. An attacker could exploit this issue to cause an application using pixman to crash or, potentially, execute arbitrary code.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-5297, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3843-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3843-2, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-5297

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: pixman

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]?arch=source&distro=trusty

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -0.30.2-2ubuntu1.2

    Affected versions

    0.30.2-1
    0.30.2-2
    0.30.2-2ubuntu1
    0.30.2-2ubuntu1.1

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High