7.5
HIGH
CVE-2017-6311
IBM Gdk-pixbuf Thumbnailer Denial of Service Vulnerability
Description

gdk-pixbuf-thumbnailer.c in gdk-pixbuf allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via vectors related to printing an error message.

INFO

Published Date :

March 10, 2017, 2:59 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 7, 2023, 2:49 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2017-6311 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2017-6311 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Fedoraproject fedora
1 Gnome gdk-pixbuf
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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Updated: 3 months, 2 weeks ago
88 stars 16 fork 16 watcher
Born at : Aug. 27, 2015, 12:26 a.m. This repo has been linked 332 different CVEs too.

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2017-6311 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2017-6311 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/SJF5ARFOX4BFUK6YCBKGAKBQYECO3AI2/ [No types assigned]
    Added Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VSAZ6UCKKXC5VOWXGWQHOX2ZBLLATIOT/ [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/SJF5ARFOX4BFUK6YCBKGAKBQYECO3AI2/
    Removed Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/VSAZ6UCKKXC5VOWXGWQHOX2ZBLLATIOT/
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 04, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CVSS V3 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://mov.sx/2017/02/21/bug-hunting-gdk-pixbuf.html Exploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory http://mov.sx/2017/02/21/bug-hunting-gdk-pixbuf.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/26/1 Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/26/1 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96779 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96779 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=778204 Exploit, Issue Tracking https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=778204 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/SJF5ARFOX4BFUK6YCBKGAKBQYECO3AI2/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/SJF5ARFOX4BFUK6YCBKGAKBQYECO3AI2/ Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/VSAZ6UCKKXC5VOWXGWQHOX2ZBLLATIOT/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/VSAZ6UCKKXC5VOWXGWQHOX2ZBLLATIOT/ Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-08 No Types Assigned https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-08 Third Party Advisory
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gdk-pixbuf:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gdk-pixbuf:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2.36.8
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:30:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:31:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 08, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/SJF5ARFOX4BFUK6YCBKGAKBQYECO3AI2/ [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/VSAZ6UCKKXC5VOWXGWQHOX2ZBLLATIOT/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 19, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-08 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 14, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96779 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 13, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/21/4 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/21/4 Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/26/1 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/26/1 Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://mov.sx/2017/02/21/bug-hunting-gdk-pixbuf.html No Types Assigned http://mov.sx/2017/02/21/bug-hunting-gdk-pixbuf.html Exploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=778204 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=778204 Exploit, Issue Tracking
    Added CWE CWE-476
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gdk-pixbuf:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.42 }} 0.03%

score

0.73625

percentile

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