USN-3843-1

Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3843-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-3843-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-3843-1
Upstream
Related
Published
2018-12-11T17:34:43.939425Z
Modified
2025-10-13T04:34:45Z
Summary
pixman vulnerability
Details

It was discovered that pixman incorrectly handled the generalcompositerect function. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause pixman to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / pixman

Package

Name
pixman
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/pixman@0.30.2-2ubuntu1.2?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.30.2-2ubuntu1.2

Affected versions

0.*

0.30.2-1
0.30.2-2
0.30.2-2ubuntu1
0.30.2-2ubuntu1.1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libpixman-1-0",
            "binary_version": "0.30.2-2ubuntu1.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libpixman-1-dev",
            "binary_version": "0.30.2-2ubuntu1.2"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:14.04:LTS",
    "cves": [
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "medium"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2015-5297"
        }
    ]
}