SB2021071924 - Denial of service in GNOME gThumb
Published: July 19, 2021 Updated: October 14, 2022
Security Bulletin ID
SB2021071924
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-36427)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input when handling JPEG files. A remote attacker can trick the victim to open a specially crafted file and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.