CVE catalog
CVE-2015-2785
byzanz: CVE-2015-2785
- Severity
- Low
- Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 2.83% · Oct 25, 2026
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.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | byzanz | sid | 0.3.0+git20160312-6 | vulnerable |
| Debian | byzanz | forky | 0.3.0+git20160312-6 | vulnerable |
| Debian | byzanz | trixie | 0.3.0+git20160312-5 | vulnerable |
| Debian | byzanz | bookworm | 0.3.0+git20160312-5 | vulnerable |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | byzanz | source | sid | (unfixed) | unimportant | Not reported | [778261] |
| Debian | byzanz | source | forky | (unfixed) | unimportant | Not reported | [778261] |
| Debian | byzanz | source | trixie | (unfixed) | unimportant | Not reported | [778261] |
| Debian | byzanz | source | bookworm | (unfixed) | unimportant | Not reported | [778261] |