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CVE-2017-2870 json

An exploitable integer overflow vulnerability exists in the tiff_image_parse functionality of Gdk-Pixbuf 2.36.6 when compiled with Clang.

published 2017-09-05 9 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2017-12011

cvss
8.8
version 3.0, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
2.6%
EPSS 2.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 85%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

  • gdk-pixbuf Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 2.36.10-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2017-2870

  • gdk-pixbuf Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 2.30.7-0ubuntu1.7
  • gdk-pixbuf Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 2.32.2-1ubuntu1.3

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2017-2870

Ubuntu security data © Canonical Ltd., from https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices via OSV; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. CC BY-SA 4.0

  • gtk2 SLES for SAP 11 SP4, SLES 11 SP4, SLE Software Development Kit 11 SP4 2.18.9-0.45.8.1
  • gdk-pixbuf SLES for SAP 12 SP3, SLES for SAP 12 SP2, SLES for Raspberry Pi 12 SP2 +6 more 2.34.0-19.5.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2018:2470-1SUSE-SU-2017:2381-1

  • gdk-pixbuf openSUSE Tumbleweed 2.42.6-3.2

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:10779-1

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2017-2870 updated cvss 7.0

gdk-pixbuf2: Integer overflow in tiff_image_parse function

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 gdk-pixbuf2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 gdk-pixbuf2, gdk-pixbuf2-tests
    affected: no fix planned “Will not fix”

Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf

Exploit prediction

2.61% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 85% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • talosintelligence.com https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0377 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.0 8.8 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 3.1 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 6.8 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

  • GNOME Gdk-Pixbuf

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-190 Integer Overflow or Wraparound

References

Sources

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