UBUNTU-CVE-2017-2862

    Dashboard / Vulnerabilities / UBUNTU-CVE-2017-2862

    UBUNTU-CVE-2017-2862

    Published: 5 Sept 2017Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2017-2862
    Aliases:
    USN-3418-1

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-2862, https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0366, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3418-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-2862

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: gdk-pixbuf

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]?arch=source&distro=trusty

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2.30.7-0ubuntu1.7

    Affected versions

    2.28.1-1ubuntu2

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
    UBUNTU-CVE-2017-2862 | CVE-DB