NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting gdk-pixbuf package, versions <2.32.2-1ubuntu1.3
Threat Intelligence
EPSS
0.43% (75th
percentile)
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-UBUNTU1604-GDKPIXBUF-345015
- published 10 Mar 2017
- disclosed 10 Mar 2017
Introduced: 10 Mar 2017
CVE-2017-6311 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Ubuntu:16.04 gdk-pixbuf to version 2.32.2-1ubuntu1.3 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream gdk-pixbuf package and not the gdk-pixbuf package as distributed by Ubuntu.
See How to fix? for Ubuntu:16.04 relevant fixed versions and status.
gdk-pixbuf-thumbnailer.c in gdk-pixbuf allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via vectors related to printing an error message.
References
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2017-6311
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-6311
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-6311
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/SJF5ARFOX4BFUK6YCBKGAKBQYECO3AI2/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VSAZ6UCKKXC5VOWXGWQHOX2ZBLLATIOT/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-08
- http://mov.sx/2017/02/21/bug-hunting-gdk-pixbuf.html
- https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=778204
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/21/4
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/26/1
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96779
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/SJF5ARFOX4BFUK6YCBKGAKBQYECO3AI2/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VSAZ6UCKKXC5VOWXGWQHOX2ZBLLATIOT/
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