CVE-2017-2870

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: September 5, 2017 at 06:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:17 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsDebian LinuxGdk-Pixbuf

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 3%

Description

An exploitable integer overflow vulnerability exists in the tiff_image_parse functionality of Gdk-Pixbuf 2.36.6 when compiled with Clang. A specially crafted tiff file can cause a heap-overflow resulting in remote code execution. An attacker can send a file or a URL to trigger this vulnerability.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

2.36.62.36.6 commit: aba8d88798dfc2f3856ea0ddda14b06174bbb2bc compiled with clang -O3 flag libtiff 4.0.6

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (3)

VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDBroken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100541
Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/12/msg00025.html
x_refsource_MISCExploitTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory
https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0377

CVSS

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-190

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