CVE-2017-2862
An exploitable heap overflow vulnerability exists in the gdk_pixbuf__jpeg_image_load_increment functionality of Gdk-Pixbuf 2.36.6.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (4.60%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
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.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 4.60% probability · 92th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-787
- Affected
- gnome/gdk-pixbuf · debian/debian linux
- Source
- talos-cna@cisco.com
EPSS 4.6% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3978Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100541Broken Link
- https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0366Exploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3978Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100541Broken Link
- https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0366Exploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.