#VU40344 Heap-based buffer overflow in Opensuse - CVE-2015-7552

Vulnerability identifier: #VU40344

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 5.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2015-7552

CWE-ID: CWE-122

Exploitation vector: Local

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Opensuse
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

Vendor: SUSE

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in Heap-based buffer overflow in the gdk_pixbuf_flip function in gdk-pixbuf-scale.c in gdk-pixbuf 2.30.x. A remote attacker can use a crafted BMP file. to trigger heap-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.

Mitigation
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.

Vulnerable software versions

Opensuse: 13.2

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External links
https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-03/msg00124.html
https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-06/msg00006.html
https://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3589
https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3085-1
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=958963
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/SJF5ARFOX4BFUK6YCBKGAKBQYECO3AI2/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VSAZ6UCKKXC5VOWXGWQHOX2ZBLLATIOT/

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.