CVE-2017-2862

Publication date 5 September 2017

Last updated 25 August 2025

Ubuntu priority

Cvss 3 Severity Score

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.

Status

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Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
gdk-pixbuf	17.04 zesty	Fixed 2.36.5-3ubuntu0.2
	16.04 LTS xenial	Fixed 2.32.2-1ubuntu1.3
	14.04 LTS trusty	Fixed 2.30.7-0ubuntu1.7

Patch details

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Package	Patch details
gdk-pixbuf	Upstream: ?id=c2a Upstream: ?id=6dd

Severity score breakdown

Parameter	Value
Base score	7.8 · High
Attack vector	Local
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges required	None
User interaction	Required
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality	High
Integrity impact	High
Availability impact	High
Vector	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

USN-3418-1
GDK-PixBuf vulnerabilities
18 September 2017