# CVE-2012-2370: Multiple integer overflows in the read\_bitmap\_file\_data function in io-xbm.c in gdk-pixbuf before 2.26.1 allow remote attackers to cause a d

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2012-08-13 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Multiple integer overflows in the read_bitmap_file_data function in io-xbm.c in gdk-pixbuf before 2.26.1 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a negative (1) height or (2) width in an XBM file, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.

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## References

- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-201206-20.xml
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0135.html
- http://git.gnome.org/browse/gdk-pixbuf/commit/?id=b1bb3053856aede37d473c92f0e5a10e29f10516
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gdk-pixbuf/+bug/681150
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49125
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75578
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/15/9
- http://git.gnome.org/browse/gdk-pixbuf/commit/?id=4f0f465f991cd454d03189497f923eb40c170c22
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49715
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53548
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/15/8
- http://git.gnome.org/browse/gdk-pixbuf/

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