| 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, bugtraq, EDB, Metasploit, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, Mageia, GitHub code/issues, web search, more) |
| NVD severity | medium (attack range: remote) |
| Debian Bugs | 858491 |
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| gdk-pixbuf (PTS) | jessie, jessie (security) | 2.31.1-2+deb8u7 | fixed |
| stretch, stretch (security) | 2.36.5-2+deb9u2 | vulnerable | |
| buster, sid | 2.38.1+dfsg-1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gdk-pixbuf | source | (unstable) | 2.36.10-1 | unimportant | 858491 | |
| gdk-pixbuf | source | jessie | (not affected) | |||
| gdk-pixbuf | source | wheezy | (not affected) |
[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