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CVE-2017-6311

high

Description

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

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-08

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VSAZ6UCKKXC5VOWXGWQHOX2ZBLLATIOT/

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/SJF5ARFOX4BFUK6YCBKGAKBQYECO3AI2/

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96779

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/26/1

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

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2017-03-10

Updated: 2025-04-20

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00758