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Vulnerability record · CVE-2005-2976 · published 18 November 2005

CVE-2005-2976: Gnome gdkpixbuf integer overflow vulnerability

Gnome · Gdkpixbuf

Integer overflow in io-xpm.c in gdk-pixbuf 0.22.0 in GTK+ before 2.8.7 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or execute arbitrary code via an XPM file with large height, width, and colour values, a different vulnerability than CVE-2005-3186.

7.5 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 4.5% · top 8.8% CWE-190 · Integer overflow
7.5CVSS 2.0 base score
4.5%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
2Affected product versions listed by NVD
46References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Integer overflow in io-xpm.c in gdk-pixbuf 0.22.0 in GTK+ before 2.8.7 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or execute arbitrary code via an XPM file with large height, width, and colour values, a different vulnerability than CVE-2005-3186.

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

2 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://secunia.com/advisories/17522 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17538 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17562 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17592 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17594 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17615 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17657 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17710 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17770 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17791 Vendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015216 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2005-229.pdf Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-911 Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-913 Third Party Advisory
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200511-14.xml Third Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:214 Broken LinkThird Party Advisory
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_65_gtk2.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-810.html PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/428052/100/0/threaded Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15428 Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-216-1 Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2433 Broken LinkVendor Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11370 Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/17522 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17538 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17562 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17592 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17594 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17615 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17657 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17710 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17770 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17791 Vendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015216 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2005-229.pdf Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-911 Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-913 Third Party Advisory
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200511-14.xml Third Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:214 Broken LinkThird Party Advisory
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_65_gtk2.html Third Party Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2005-2976), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-29). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.