NULL pointer dereference - CVE-2017-6311
Published: March 10, 2017 / Updated: August 4, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU33505
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 8.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-6311
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error. A remote attacker can trigger denial of service conditions via vectors related to printing an error message.
Affected software
gdk-pixbuf (Alpine package)
How to mitigate CVE-2017-6311
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.
gdk-pixbuf (Alpine package) - update to 2.34.0-r1
External References
- http://mov.sx/2017/02/21/bug-hunting-gdk-pixbuf.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/21/4
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/26/1
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96779
- https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=778204
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/SJF5ARFOX4BFUK6YCBKGAKBQYECO3AI2/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VSAZ6UCKKXC5VOWXGWQHOX2ZBLLATIOT/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-08