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Debian Security Advisory DSA 4088-1 (gdk-pixbuf - security update)
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
Summary
It was discovered that multiple integer overflows in the GIF image loader in the GDK Pixbuf library may result in denial of service and potentially the execution of arbitrary code if a malformed image file is opened.
Affected Software
Affected Software
gdk-pixbuf on Debian Linux
Detection Method
Detection Method
This check tests the installed software version using the apt package manager.
Solution
Solution
For the oldstable distribution (jessie), this problem has been fixed in version 2.31.1-2+deb8u7. For the stable distribution (stretch), this problem has been fixed in version 2.36.5-2+deb9u2. In addition this update provides fixes for CVE-2017-6312, CVE-2017-6313 and CVE-2017-6314 . We recommend that you upgrade your gdk-pixbuf packages. For the detailed security status of gdk-pixbuf please refer to its security tracker page linked in the references.