UBUNTU-CVE-2015-2785

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-2785
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2015/UBUNTU-CVE-2015-2785.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2015-2785
Upstream
Published
2015-03-29T21:59:00Z
Modified
2026-05-20T16:03:10.244693419Z
Severity
  • Ubuntu - low
Summary
[none]
Details

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.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
byzanz

Package

Name
byzanz
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/byzanz?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

0.*
0.3.0+git20150701-1
0.3.0+git20151213-1
0.3.0+git20160107-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "byzanz",
            "binary_version": "0.3.0+git20160107-1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2015/UBUNTU-CVE-2015-2785.json"
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
byzanz

Package

Name
byzanz
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/byzanz?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

0.*
0.3.0+git20160312-1
0.3.0+git20160312-2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "byzanz",
            "binary_version": "0.3.0+git20160312-2"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2015/UBUNTU-CVE-2015-2785.json"
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS
byzanz

Package

Name
byzanz
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/byzanz?arch=source&distro=focal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

0.*
0.3.0+git20160312-3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "byzanz",
            "binary_version": "0.3.0+git20160312-3"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2015/UBUNTU-CVE-2015-2785.json"
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
byzanz

Package

Name
byzanz
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/byzanz?arch=source&distro=jammy

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

0.*
0.3.0+git20160312-4
0.3.0+git20160312-5

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "byzanz",
            "binary_version": "0.3.0+git20160312-5"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2015/UBUNTU-CVE-2015-2785.json"
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS
byzanz

Package

Name
byzanz
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/byzanz?arch=source&distro=noble

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

0.*
0.3.0+git20160312-5
0.3.0+git20160312-5build1
0.3.0+git20160312-5build2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "byzanz",
            "binary_version": "0.3.0+git20160312-5build2"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2015/UBUNTU-CVE-2015-2785.json"
Ubuntu:25.10
byzanz

Package

Name
byzanz
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/byzanz?arch=source&distro=questing

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

0.*
0.3.0+git20160312-5build2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "byzanz",
            "binary_version": "0.3.0+git20160312-5build2"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2015/UBUNTU-CVE-2015-2785.json"
Ubuntu:26.04:LTS
byzanz

Package

Name
byzanz
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/byzanz?arch=source&distro=resolute

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

0.*
0.3.0+git20160312-5build2
0.3.0+git20160312-6

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "byzanz",
            "binary_version": "0.3.0+git20160312-6"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2015/UBUNTU-CVE-2015-2785.json"