UBUNTU-CVE-2017-2870

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-2870
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-2870.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-2870
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Published
2017-09-05T00:00:00Z
Modified
2025-09-08T16:44:04Z
Severity
  • 7.8 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • 8.8 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • 7.8 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

An exploitable integer overflow vulnerability exists in the tiffimageparse 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

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / gdk-pixbuf

Package

Name
gdk-pixbuf
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/gdk-pixbuf@2.30.7-0ubuntu1.7?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.30.7-0ubuntu1.7

Affected versions

2.*

2.28.1-1ubuntu2
2.30.0-0ubuntu2
2.30.1-0ubuntu2
2.30.2-0ubuntu1
2.30.2-0ubuntu2
2.30.3-0ubuntu1
2.30.4-0ubuntu1
2.30.5-0ubuntu1
2.30.6-1
2.30.7-0ubuntu1
2.30.7-0ubuntu1.1
2.30.7-0ubuntu1.2
2.30.7-0ubuntu1.6

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "2.30.7-0ubuntu1.7",
            "binary_name": "gir1.2-gdkpixbuf-2.0"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.30.7-0ubuntu1.7",
            "binary_name": "libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.30.7-0ubuntu1.7",
            "binary_name": "libgdk-pixbuf2.0-common"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.30.7-0ubuntu1.7",
            "binary_name": "libgdk-pixbuf2.0-dev"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / gdk-pixbuf

Package

Name
gdk-pixbuf
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/gdk-pixbuf@2.32.2-1ubuntu1.3?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.32.2-1ubuntu1.3

Affected versions

2.*

2.32.1-1
2.32.2-1
2.32.2-1ubuntu1
2.32.2-1ubuntu1.2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "2.32.2-1ubuntu1.3",
            "binary_name": "gir1.2-gdkpixbuf-2.0"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.32.2-1ubuntu1.3",
            "binary_name": "libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.32.2-1ubuntu1.3",
            "binary_name": "libgdk-pixbuf2.0-common"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.32.2-1ubuntu1.3",
            "binary_name": "libgdk-pixbuf2.0-dev"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}