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Debian: CVE-2015-2785: byzanz -- security update

Severity
10
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
May 15, 2025
Added
May 15, 2025
Modified
Mar 30, 2026

Description

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.

Solution

no-fix-debian-deb-package
Title
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