| Name | CVE-2017-6311 |
| 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 message. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| Debian Bugs | 858491 |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| gdk-pixbuf (PTS) | buster | 2.38.1+dfsg-1 | fixed |
| bullseye (security), bullseye | 2.42.2+dfsg-1+deb11u1 | fixed |
| bookworm, sid, trixie | 2.42.10+dfsg-1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
Notes
[stretch] - gdk-pixbuf <ignored> (thumbnailer not installed before 2.36.5-3)
[jessie] - gdk-pixbuf <not-affected> (Code introduced in 2.36.1)
[wheezy] - gdk-pixbuf <not-affected> (Code introduced in 2.36.1)
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=778204
http://mov.sx/2017/02/21/bug-hunting-gdk-pixbuf.html
Upload of gdk-pixbuf 2.36.5-3 to experimental added a new binary package containing
the thumbnailer.
Fixed by: https://git.gnome.org/browse/gdk-pixbuf/commit/?id=57362ed4c1f37c05723e25e136327e262f32d35f
Fixed by: https://git.gnome.org/browse/gdk-pixbuf/commit/?id=758655315bc3760c2d646e1e935f7448847073af
Tests: https://git.gnome.org/browse/gdk-pixbuf/commit/?id=67a02e1bfef1ae8f7fa50ca36f6d922c1b6d3ed6