| Name | CVE-2015-2785 |
| Description | 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. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| Debian Bugs | 778261 |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| byzanz (PTS) | jessie | 0.3.0+git20140619-1 | vulnerable |
| stretch | 0.3.0+git20160312-1 | vulnerable |
| buster | 0.3.0+git20160312-3 | vulnerable |
| bullseye | 0.3.0+git20160312-4 | vulnerable |
| sid, trixie, bookworm | 0.3.0+git20160312-5 | vulnerable |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| byzanz | source | (unstable) | (unfixed) | unimportant | | 778261 |
Notes
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=852481
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/06/11
Only applies to debug recordings, negligable security impact