UBUNTU-CVE-2017-2870

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2017-2870

    Published: 5 Sept 2017Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2017-2870
    Aliases:
    USN-3418-1

    Summary:

    Details: An exploitable integer overflow vulnerability exists in the tiff_image_parse functionality of Gdk-Pixbuf 2.36.6 when compiled with Clang. A specially crafted tiff file can cause a heap-overflow resulting in remote code execution. An attacker can send a file or a URL to trigger this vulnerability.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-2870, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3418-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-2870

    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