USN-4663-1

Advisory lineage Upstream: 2 Downstream: 0
Published: 08 Dec 2020, 15:32
Last modified:22 Apr 2026, 10:11

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
minimal
0/100
CVSS Score
No data
EPSS Score
No data
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

08 Dec 2020, 15:32
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
22 Apr 2026, 10:11
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

gdk-pixbuf vulnerability Melvin Kool discovered that the GDK-PixBuf library did not properly handle certain GIF images. If an user or automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted GIF file, a remote attacker could use this flaw to cause GDK-PixBuf to hang, resulting in a denial of service.

Affected Systems

  • ubuntu•gdk-pixbuf

    < 2.40.0+dfsg-3ubuntu0.1

References (2)