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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2017.2362
USN-3418-1: GDK-PixBuf vulnerabilities
19 September 2017
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: gdk-pixbuf
Publisher: Ubuntu
Operating System: Ubuntu
Impact/Access: Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands -- Remote with User Interaction
Denial of Service -- Remote with User Interaction
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2017-6311 CVE-2017-2870 CVE-2017-2862
Reference: ESB-2017.2207
Original Bulletin:
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3418-1
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USN-3418-1: GDK-PixBuf vulnerabilities
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3418-1
18th September, 2017
gdk-pixbuf vulnerabilities
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
Ubuntu 17.04
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
Summary
GDK-PixBuf could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it opened
a specially crafted file.
Software description
gdk-pixbuf - GDK Pixbuf library
Details
It was discovered that the GDK-PixBuf library did not properly handle
certain jpeg images. If an user or automated system were tricked into
opening a specially crafted jpeg file, a remote attacker could use this
flaw to cause GDK-PixBuf to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or
possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-2862)
It was discovered that the GDK-PixBuf library did not properly handle
certain tiff images. If an user or automated system were tricked into
opening a specially crafted tiff file, a remote attacker could use this
flaw to cause GDK-PixBuf to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or
possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-2870)
Ariel Zelivansky discovered that the GDK-PixBuf library did not properly
handle printing certain error messages. If an user or automated system were
tricked into opening a specially crafted image file, a remote attacker
could use this flaw to cause GDK-PixBuf to crash, resulting in a denial of
service. (CVE-2017-6311)
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package version:
Ubuntu 17.04:
libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0 2.36.5-3ubuntu0.2
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0 2.32.2-1ubuntu1.3
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0 2.30.7-0ubuntu1.7
To update your system, please follow these instructions:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.
After a standard system update you need to restart your session to make
all the necessary changes.
References
CVE-2017-2862, CVE-2017-2870, CVE-2017-6311
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