vulnerability
Ubuntu: USN-4743-1 (CVE-2021-20240): GDK-PixBuf vulnerability
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:C) | Feb 22, 2021 | Feb 23, 2021 | Mar 27, 2026 |
Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:C)
Published
Feb 22, 2021
Added
Feb 23, 2021
Modified
Mar 27, 2026
Description
A flaw was found in gdk-pixbuf in versions before 2.42.0. An integer wraparound leading to an out of bounds write can occur when a crafted GIF image is loaded. An attacker may cause applications to crash or could potentially execute code on the victim system. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity as well as system availability.
Solution
ubuntu-upgrade-libgdk-pixbuf2-0-0
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