CVE-2005-0891

Double free vulnerability in gtk 2 (gtk2) before 2.2.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial...

7.5 HighFix available

Double free vulnerability in gtk 2 (gtk2) before 2.2.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted BMP image.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: None
Integrity: None
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

3.50%Up 2.1 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.5

Double free vulnerability in gtk 2 (gtk2) before 2.2.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted BMP image.

Record: CVE-2005-0891
CVSS 3.1: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 5.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weakness: CWE-415
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Double free vulnerability in gtk 2 (gtk2) before 2.2.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted BMP image.

Record: CVE-2005-0891
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2005-0892 No score

Double free vulnerability in gtk 2 (gtk2) before 2.2.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted BMP image.

Record: EUVD-2005-0892
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-f6r7-g7pj-vhjx 7.5

Double free vulnerability in gtk 2 (gtk2) before 2.2.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial...

Double free vulnerability in gtk 2 (gtk2) before 2.2.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted BMP image.

Record: GHSA-f6r7-g7pj-vhjx
CVSS 3.1: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness: CWE-119, CWE-415
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV 7.5

Double free vulnerability in gtk 2 (gtk2) before 2.2.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted BMP image.

Record: CVE-2005-0891
CVSS 3.1: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2005-0891 7.5

Double free vulnerability in gtk 2 (gtk2) before 2.2.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted BMP image.

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2005-0891
CVSS 3.1: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

gnome gtk

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`gdk-pixbuf` Debian:12	before 0.22.0-7.1	0.22.0-7.1
`gdk-pixbuf` Debian:13	before 0.22.0-7.1	0.22.0-7.1
`gdk-pixbuf` Debian:14	before 0.22.0-7.1	0.22.0-7.1
`gtk+2.0` Debian:12	before 2.6.4-1	2.6.4-1
`gtk+2.0` Debian:13	before 2.6.4-1	2.6.4-1
`gtk+2.0` Debian:14	before 2.6.4-1	2.6.4-1
`gdk-pixbuf` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as	before 1:0.22.0-12.el3	1:0.22.0-12.el3
`gdk-pixbuf-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as	before 1:0.22.0-12.el3	1:0.22.0-12.el3
`gdk-pixbuf-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as	before 1:0.22.0-12.el3	1:0.22.0-12.el3
`gdk-pixbuf-gnome` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as	before 1:0.22.0-12.el3	1:0.22.0-12.el3

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Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`gdk-pixbuf` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop	before 1:0.22.0-12.el3	1:0.22.0-12.el3
`gdk-pixbuf-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop	before 1:0.22.0-12.el3	1:0.22.0-12.el3
`gdk-pixbuf-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop	before 1:0.22.0-12.el3	1:0.22.0-12.el3
`gdk-pixbuf-gnome` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop	before 1:0.22.0-12.el3	1:0.22.0-12.el3
`gdk-pixbuf` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es	before 1:0.22.0-12.el3	1:0.22.0-12.el3
`gdk-pixbuf-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es	before 1:0.22.0-12.el3	1:0.22.0-12.el3
`gdk-pixbuf-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es	before 1:0.22.0-12.el3	1:0.22.0-12.el3
`gdk-pixbuf-gnome` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es	before 1:0.22.0-12.el3	1:0.22.0-12.el3
`gdk-pixbuf` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws	before 1:0.22.0-12.el3	1:0.22.0-12.el3
`gdk-pixbuf-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws	before 1:0.22.0-12.el3	1:0.22.0-12.el3
`gdk-pixbuf-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws	before 1:0.22.0-12.el3	1:0.22.0-12.el3
`gdk-pixbuf-gnome` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws	before 1:0.22.0-12.el3	1:0.22.0-12.el3
`gdk-pixbuf` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as	before 1:0.22.0-16.el4	1:0.22.0-16.el4
`gdk-pixbuf-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as	before 1:0.22.0-16.el4	1:0.22.0-16.el4
`gdk-pixbuf-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as	before 1:0.22.0-16.el4	1:0.22.0-16.el4
`gdk-pixbuf` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop	before 1:0.22.0-16.el4	1:0.22.0-16.el4
`gdk-pixbuf-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop	before 1:0.22.0-16.el4	1:0.22.0-16.el4
`gdk-pixbuf-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop	before 1:0.22.0-16.el4	1:0.22.0-16.el4
`gdk-pixbuf` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es	before 1:0.22.0-16.el4	1:0.22.0-16.el4
`gdk-pixbuf-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es	before 1:0.22.0-16.el4	1:0.22.0-16.el4
`gdk-pixbuf-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es	before 1:0.22.0-16.el4	1:0.22.0-16.el4
`gdk-pixbuf` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws	before 1:0.22.0-16.el4	1:0.22.0-16.el4
`gdk-pixbuf-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws	before 1:0.22.0-16.el4	1:0.22.0-16.el4
`gdk-pixbuf-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws	before 1:0.22.0-16.el4	1:0.22.0-16.el4
`gtk2` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as	before 0:2.2.4-15	0:2.2.4-15
`gtk2-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as	before 0:2.2.4-15	0:2.2.4-15
`gtk2-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as	before 0:2.2.4-15	0:2.2.4-15
`gtk2` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop	before 0:2.2.4-15	0:2.2.4-15
`gtk2-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop	before 0:2.2.4-15	0:2.2.4-15
`gtk2-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop	before 0:2.2.4-15	0:2.2.4-15
`gtk2` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es	before 0:2.2.4-15	0:2.2.4-15
`gtk2-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es	before 0:2.2.4-15	0:2.2.4-15
`gtk2-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es	before 0:2.2.4-15	0:2.2.4-15
`gtk2` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws	before 0:2.2.4-15	0:2.2.4-15
`gtk2-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws	before 0:2.2.4-15	0:2.2.4-15
`gtk2-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws	before 0:2.2.4-15	0:2.2.4-15
`gtk2` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as	before 0:2.4.13-14	0:2.4.13-14
`gtk2-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as	before 0:2.4.13-14	0:2.4.13-14
`gtk2-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as	before 0:2.4.13-14	0:2.4.13-14
`gtk2` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop	before 0:2.4.13-14	0:2.4.13-14
`gtk2-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop	before 0:2.4.13-14	0:2.4.13-14
`gtk2-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop	before 0:2.4.13-14	0:2.4.13-14
`gtk2` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es	before 0:2.4.13-14	0:2.4.13-14
`gtk2-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es	before 0:2.4.13-14	0:2.4.13-14
`gtk2-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es	before 0:2.4.13-14	0:2.4.13-14
`gtk2` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws	before 0:2.4.13-14	0:2.4.13-14
`gtk2-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws	before 0:2.4.13-14	0:2.4.13-14
`gtk2-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws	before 0:2.4.13-14	0:2.4.13-14

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2005-0891 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Gnome Gtk, published April 1, 2005. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.50%, the 89th percentile. Fixed in gdk-pixbuf 0.22.0-7.1.

References

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