CVE-2017-2870

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Summary

CVECVE-2017-2870
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 integer overflow vulnerability exists in the tiff_image_parse functionality of Gdk-Pixbuf 2.36.6 when compiled with Clang. A specially crafted tiff file can cause a heap-overflow resulting in remote code execution. An attacker can send a file or a URL to trigger this vulnerability.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-190

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
TALOS-2017-0377 || Cisco Talos Intelligence Group - Comprehensive Threat Intelligence MISC www.talosintelligence.com Exploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
[SECURITY] [DLA 2043-1] gdk-pixbuf security update MLIST lists.debian.org
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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