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CVE-2004-0783
Stack-based buffer overflow in xpm_extract_color (io-xpm.c) in the XPM image decoder for gtk+ 2.4.4 (gtk2) and earlier, and gdk-pixbuf…
High7.5EPSS 9.4%
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- Updated
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- mitre
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in xpm_extract_color (io-xpm.c) in the XPM image decoder for gtk+ 2.4.4 (gtk2) and earlier, and gdk-pixbuf before 0.22, may allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a certain color string. NOTE: this identifier is ONLY for gtk+. It was incorrectly referenced in an advisory for a different issue (CVE-2004-0688).
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 9.4% · top 4.6% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (17)
- 101776 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERTx_transferred
- FLSA:2005 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- http://scary.beasts.org/security/CESA-2004-005.txt (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9348 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1786 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- RHSA-2004:466 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- 20040915 CESA-2004-005: gtk+ XPM decoder (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- gtk-xpm-xpmextractcolor-bo(17385) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- VU#369358 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNx_transferred
- MDKSA-2005:214 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- FLSA-2005:155510 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- MDKSA-2004:095 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKEx_transferred
- MDKSA-2004:096 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKEx_transferred
- 11195 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- RHSA-2004:447 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- CLA-2004:875 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CONECTIVAx_transferred
- 17657 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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