UBUNTU-CVE-2017-2862
Advisory lineage Upstream: 1 Downstream: 1
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Published: 05 Sept 2017, 00:00
Last modified:22 Apr 2026, 11:23
Vulnerability Summary
Overall Risk (default)
medium
31/100 CVSS Score
7.8 HIGH
3.1 (osv_ubuntu)
EPSS Score
No data
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected
Timeline
05 Sept 2017, 00:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
22 Apr 2026, 11:23
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: 7.8CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Systems
- ubuntu•gdk-pixbuf
< 2.30.7-0ubuntu1.7 | < 2.32.2-1ubuntu1.3