Integer overflow in Gnome gdk-pixbuf - CVE-2017-1000422

 

Integer overflow in Gnome gdk-pixbuf - CVE-2017-1000422

Published: April 26, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU12188
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-1000422
CWE-ID: CWE-190
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Gnome Development Team
Affected software:
Gnome gdk-pixbuf

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition or execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The weakness exists in the gif_get_lzw function due to integer overflow. A local attacker can trick the victim into processing a specially crafted image file, trigger memory corruption, cause the service to crash or execute arbitrary code.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.

How to mitigate CVE-2017-1000422

Update to version 2.36.11.

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