CVE-2017-2862

Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 11
Modified
Published: 05 Sept 2017, 18:00
Last modified:16 Sept 2024, 22:30

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
medium
46/100
CVSS Score
8.8 HIGH
v3.0 (cve.org)
EPSS Score
4.56% LOW
5% probability -1.13%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
1 found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

05 Sept 2017, 18:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
16 Sept 2024, 22:30
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

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 Metrics

  • v3.1•HIGH•Score: 7.8CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • v3.0•HIGH•Score: 8.8CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • v2.0•MEDIUM•Score: 6.8AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 4.56%• Percentile: 89%

Techniques & Countermeasures

  • CWE-787•Out-of-bounds Write

    The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.

Affected Systems

  • debian•debian_linux

    8.0

  • gnome•gdk-pixbuf

    2.36.6 commit: aba8d88798dfc2f3856ea0ddda14b06174bbb2bc libjpeg-turbo 1.5.2 | 2.36.6

References (3)