CVE-2017-2870: Debian Linux

High severity, CVSS 7.8. EPSS: 2.6% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

An exploitable integer overflow vulnerability exists in the tiff_image_parse functionality of Gdk-Pixbuf 2.36.6 when compiled with Clang. A specially crafted tiff file can cause a heap-overflow resulting in remote code execution. An attacker can send a file or a URL to trigger this vulnerability.

Affected products

  • Debian Debian Linux: version 8.0 only
  • Gnome Gdk-Pixbuf: version 2.36.6 only

Published 2017-09-05. Last modified 2026-06-17.