CVE-2017-6314

MEDIUM 5.5CVE-2017-6314 · Published 10/03/2017 · updated 17/06/2026

In short

CVE-2017-6314 is a MEDIUM (CVSS 5.5) vulnerability affecting gdk-pixbuf (gnome).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 1.9%, higher than 79.2% of all vulnerabilities.
Fix: update to 2.36.12 or later.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
gdk-pixbuf gnome	`< 2.36.12`	`2.36.12`

Description

The make_available_at_least function in io-tiff.c in gdk-pixbuf allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a large TIFF file.

References

mov.sx/2017/02/21/bug-hunting-gdk-pixbuf.html · Third Party Advisory
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/21/4 · Exploit
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/26/1 · Exploit
securityfocus.com/bid/96779 · Third Party Advisory
bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi · Exploit
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/12/msg00025.html · Mailing List
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/SJF5ARFOX4BFUK6YCBKGAKBQYECO3AI2
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VSAZ6UCKKXC5VOWXGWQHOX2ZBLLATIOT
security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-08 · Third Party Advisory

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