CVE-2015-7508

NameCVE-2015-7508
DescriptionHeap-based buffer overflow in the bmp_decode_rle function in libnsbmp.c in Libnsbmp 0.1.2 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via the last row of RLE data in a crafted BMP file.
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Debian Bugs810491

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
netsurf (PTS)jessie3.2+dfsg-2vulnerable
stretch3.6-3.1fixed
bullseye, bookworm3.10-1fixed
sid, trixie3.11-2fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
libnsbmpsource(unstable)(unfixed)
netsurfsource(unstable)3.2+dfsg-3810491

Notes

[squeeze] - libnsbmp <no-dsa> (Library not used anywhere in Debian)
http://source.netsurf-browser.org/libnsbmp.git/commit/?id=041df43bbe273b0829132b0b17d89a69da2927d4
[jessie] - netsurf <no-dsa> (netsurf already relies only entirely unsupported mozjs)
[wheezy] - netsurf <no-dsa> (netsurf already relies only entirely unsupported mozjs)

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