CVE-2015-2785

Impact:
Moderate
Public Date:
2015-02-06
CWE:
CWE-122
Bugzilla:
852481: CVE-2015-2785 byzanz: Out-of heap-based buffer write in GIF encoder

The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:

The GIF encoder in Byzanz allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds heap write and crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted Byzanz debug data recording (ByzanzRecording file) to the byzanz-playback command.

Find out more about CVE-2015-2785 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.

Statement

This issue affects the versions of byzanz as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6. Red Hat Product Security has rated this issue as having Moderate security impact. A future update may address this issue. For additional information, refer to the Issue Severity Classification: https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/.

CVSS v2 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v2 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

Base Score 6.8
Base Metrics AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial

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Affected Packages State

Platform Package State
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 byzanz Will not fix

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