Integer Overflow or Wraparound Affecting gdk-pixbuf package, versions [,2.36.6]


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.02% (84th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-GDKPIXBUF-2369988
  • published26 Jan 2022
  • disclosed5 Sept 2017
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 5 Sep 2017

CVE-2017-2870  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-190  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for gdk-pixbuf.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Integer Overflow or Wraparound. An 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.

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