Severity
7.8HIGHNVD
EPSS
5.7%
top 9.58%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Timeline
PublishedSep 5
Latest updateMay 13

Description

An 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.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages4 packages

Debiangnome/gdk-pixbuf< 2.36.10-1+3
Ubuntugnome/gdk-pixbuf< 2.30.7-0ubuntu1.7+1
CVEListV5gnome/gdk-pixbuf2.36.6 commit: aba8d88798dfc2f3856ea0ddda14b06174bbb2bc libjpeg-turbo 1.5.2
NVDgnome/gdk-pixbuf2.36.6

Also affects: Debian Linux 8.0

🔴Vulnerability Details

4
GHSA
GHSA-cmxv-cq8h-57g4: An exploitable heap overflow vulnerability exists in the gdk_pixbuf__jpeg_image_load_increment functionality of Gdk-Pixbuf 22022-05-13
OSV
gdk-pixbuf vulnerabilities2017-09-18
CVEList
CVE-2017-2862: An exploitable heap overflow vulnerability exists in the gdk_pixbuf__jpeg_image_load_increment functionality of Gdk-Pixbuf 22017-09-05
OSV
CVE-2017-2862: An exploitable heap overflow vulnerability exists in the gdk_pixbuf__jpeg_image_load_increment functionality of Gdk-Pixbuf 22017-09-05

📋Vendor Advisories

3
Ubuntu
GDK-PixBuf vulnerabilities2017-09-18
Red Hat
gdk-pixbuf2: Heap overflow in the gdk_pixbuf__jpeg_image_load_increment function2017-08-30
Debian
CVE-2017-2862: gdk-pixbuf - An exploitable heap overflow vulnerability exists in the gdk_pixbuf__jpeg_image_...2017

💬Community

1
Bugzilla
CVE-2017-2862 gdk-pixbuf2: Heap overflow in the gdk_pixbuf__jpeg_image_load_increment function2017-09-06
CVE-2017-2862 — Out-of-bounds Write in Gnome Gdk-pixbuf | cvebase