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Oracle Solaris 11: CVE-2017-2862: Vulnerability in Gdk-Pixbuf

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Oracle Solaris 11: CVE-2017-2862: Vulnerability in Gdk-Pixbuf

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
09/05/2017
Created
03/19/2019
Added
08/24/2018
Modified
02/01/2022

Description

An exploitable heap overflow vulnerability exists in the gdk_pixbuf__jpeg_image_load_increment functionality of Gdk-Pixbuf 2.36.6. A specially crafted jpeg file can cause a heap overflow resulting in remote code execution. An attacker can send a file or url to trigger this vulnerability.

Solution(s)

  • oracle-solaris-11-3-upgrade-library-desktop-gdk-pixbuf-2-36-0-0-175-3-35-0-1-0

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