CVE-2015-5297
MEDIUM
6.7
CVSS Score
Published: July 31, 2019 at 10:03 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:28 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorPixman
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Severity
MEDIUM6.7
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%
Description
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.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (2)
x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=92027x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2015-5297CVSS
6.7MEDIUMredhat
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- HIGH
- Privileges
- LOW
- User Interaction
- REQUIRED
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-190
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