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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2019.0908
USN-3912-1: GDK-PixBuf vulnerability
21 March 2019
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: gdk-pixbuf
Publisher: Ubuntu
Operating System: Ubuntu
Linux variants
Impact/Access: Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands -- Remote with User Interaction
Denial of Service -- Remote with User Interaction
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2017-12447
Original Bulletin:
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3912-1/
Comment: This advisory references vulnerabilities in products which run on
platforms other than Ubuntu. It is recommended that administrators
running gdk-pixbuf check for an updated version of the software for
their operating system.
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USN-3912-1: GDK-PixBuf vulnerability
20 March 2019
gdk-pixbuf vulnerability
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
o Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
Summary
GDK-PixBuf could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it opened a
specially crafted file.
Software Description
o gdk-pixbuf - GDK Pixbuf library
Details
It was discovered that the GDK-PixBuf library did not properly handle certain
BMP images. If an user or automated system were tricked into opening a
specially crafted BMP 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.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package
versions:
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0 - 2.32.2-1ubuntu1.6
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
o CVE-2017-12447
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