CVE-2004-0753

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 5.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2004-10-20 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-835

Description

The BMP image processor for (1) gdk-pixbuf before 0.22 and (2) gtk2 before 2.2.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a crafted BMP file.

Affected products

GNOME Gdkpixbuf: 0.17, 0.18, 0.20, 0.22
GNOME Gtk: from 2.0.0 before 2.2.4 — fixed in 2.2.4

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: GNOME Gtk 2.2.4. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000875
http://secunia.com/advisories/17657
http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-546
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/825374
http://www.mandrakesecure.net/en/advisories/advisory.php?name=MDKSA-2004:095
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:214
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-447.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-466.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/419771/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11195
https://bugzilla.fedora.us/show_bug.cgi?id=2005
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17383

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