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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2017-1000422: GDK-PixBuf: Remote code execution

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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2017-1000422: GDK-PixBuf: Remote code execution

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
01/02/2018
Created
07/25/2018
Added
04/18/2018
Modified
04/18/2018

Description

Gnome gdk-pixbuf 2.36.8 and older is vulnerable to several integer overflow in the gif_get_lzw function resulting in memory corruption and potential code execution

Solution(s)

  • gentoo-linux-upgrade-x11-libs-gdk-pixbuf

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