CVE-2017-2862

Summary

CVECVE-2017-2862
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-09-05 18:29:00 UTC
Updated2022-06-07 17:39:00 UTC
DescriptionAn exploitable heap overflow vulnerability exists in the gdk_pixbuf__jpeg_image_load_increment functionality of Gdk-Pixbuf 2.36.6. A specially crafted jpeg file can cause a heap overflow resulting in remote code execution. An attacker can send a file or url to trigger this vulnerability.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-787

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 8.0 All All All
Application Gnome Gdk-pixbuf 2.36.6 All All All
Application Gnome Gdk-pixbuf 2.36.6 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3978-1 gdk-pixbuf DEBIAN www.debian.org
TALOS-2017-0366 || Cisco Talos Intelligence Group - Comprehensive Threat Intelligence MISC www.talosintelligence.com Exploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
gdk-pixbuf Integer Overflow and Heap Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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