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TI-2017-09184 Aliases CVE-2017-12447GHSA-5737-crgv-prwm

GdkPixBuf (aka gdk-pixbuf), possibly 2.32.2, as used by GNOME Nautilus 3.14.3 on Ubuntu…

Priority LOW 36CWE-119Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Will not fix Red Hat: no fix planned

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

GdkPixBuf (aka gdk-pixbuf), possibly 2.32.2, as used by GNOME Nautilus 3.14.3 on Ubuntu 16.04, allows attackers to cause a denial of service (stack corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted file folder.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01147 66th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
Fix Will not fix Red Hat: no fix planned

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 3

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gdk-pixbuf:2.32.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.32.2VulnerableGNOME
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:nautilus:3.14.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.14.3VulnerableGNOME
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*16.04Running onCanonical
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gdk-pixbuf:2.32.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.32.2 Vulnerable ·GNOME
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnome:nautilus:3.14.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.14.3 Vulnerable ·GNOME
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 16.04 Running on ·Canonical

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Not affected: 3 products
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-12447
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5737-crgv-prwm

References

Exploit 2

Advisory 1

  • TI-2011-02550 Improper input validation in gdk-pixbuf CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2021-03535 Integer underflow in gdk-pixbuf CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2017-14641 Gnome gdk-pixbuf 2.36.8 and older is vulnerable to several integer overflow in the… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2026-04544 Gdk-pixbuf: gdk-pixbuf: denial of service via heap-based buffer overflow when processing a specially crafted jpeg image CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2017-02082 Out-of-bounds write in GNOME Gdk-Pixbuf CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2015-03769 Integer overflow in the make_filter_table function in pixops/pixops.c in gdk-pixbuf… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
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Sources

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