CVE-2017-6311
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
02 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
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 3.47% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 88.5% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 7.5 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- Low. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2017-03-10 02:00Z9 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-05 15:25Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2017-02-23
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-476NULL Pointer DereferenceBase
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 3c9633a91acc5cff64ea951c06da77e5da8e711a5ca4c018a471cf99005f216a
05 Affected products
06 References
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20170221 CVE Request - Multiple vulnerabilities in gdk-pixbufhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/21/4
- www.securityfocus.com96779http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96779
- mov.sxhttp://mov.sx/2017/02/21/bug-hunting-gdk-pixbuf.html
- bugzilla.gnome.orghttps://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=778204
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20170226 Re: CVE Request - Multiple vulnerabilities in gdk-pixbufhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/26/1
- security.gentoo.orgGLSA-201709-08https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-08
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2020-418ce730dfhttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/SJF5ARFOX4BFUK6YCBKGAKBQYECO3AI2/
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2020-a718b79006https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VSAZ6UCKKXC5VOWXGWQHOX2ZBLLATIOT/
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- gdk-pixbuf Fixed in 2.36.10-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- gdk-pixbuf Fixed in 2.36.10-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- gdk-pixbuf Fixed in 2.36.10-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
- gdk-pixbuf Fixed in 2.30.7-0ubuntu1.7
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- gdk-pixbuf Fixed in 2.32.2-1ubuntu1.3
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.