USN-3069-1

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3069-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-3069-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-3069-1
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Published
2016-08-25T14:18:00.583443Z
Modified
2025-10-13T04:34:17Z
Summary
eog vulnerability
Details

It was discovered that Eye of GNOME incorrectly handled certain invalid UTF-8 strings. If a user were tricked into opening a specially-crafted image, a remote attacker could use this issue to cause Eye of GNOME to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / eog

Package

Name
eog
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/eog@3.10.2-0ubuntu5.2?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.10.2-0ubuntu5.2

Affected versions

3.*

3.8.2-1ubuntu1
3.10.1-1ubuntu1
3.10.2-0ubuntu1
3.10.2-0ubuntu2
3.10.2-0ubuntu3
3.10.2-0ubuntu4
3.10.2-0ubuntu5
3.10.2-0ubuntu5.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "eog",
            "binary_version": "3.10.2-0ubuntu5.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "eog-dev",
            "binary_version": "3.10.2-0ubuntu5.2"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "cves": [
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2016-6855"
        }
    ],
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:14.04:LTS"
}

source

"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-3069-1.json"

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / eog

Package

Name
eog
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/eog@3.18.2-1ubuntu2.1?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.18.2-1ubuntu2.1

Affected versions

3.*

3.16.3-1ubuntu2
3.18.0-0ubuntu1
3.18.0-1ubuntu1
3.18.0-1ubuntu2
3.18.1-1ubuntu1
3.18.1-1ubuntu2
3.18.2-1
3.18.2-1ubuntu1
3.18.2-1ubuntu2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "eog",
            "binary_version": "3.18.2-1ubuntu2.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "eog-dev",
            "binary_version": "3.18.2-1ubuntu2.1"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "cves": [
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2016-6855"
        }
    ],
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:16.04:LTS"
}

source

"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-3069-1.json"