SB2017061638 - NULL pointer dereference in gdk-pixbuf (Alpine package)
Published: June 16, 2017
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017061638
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-6311)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error. A remote attacker can trigger denial of service conditions via vectors related to printing an error message.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=c4aadba45e0bd8682e966861f1057acdbbd2ecc7
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=4abc00725b8070f30c7814bf02e0e9f4ebfe0f62
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=249b5942e644803e9281d0fa78bf9c2f3edd6897
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=26a3b95946a05fe95c71daa086edbaad40c866ba
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=e316d123f313509137f4eb26ae3ba6b2266a9e93