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CVE-2017-2870

20
FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-2870 is an integer overflow vulnerability in the tiff_image_parse function of Gdk-Pixbuf 2.36.6, affecting Debian and GNOME products. This flaw allows a specially crafted TIFF file to trigger a heap-overflow, potentially leading to remote code execution. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), it requires user interaction (UI:R) to deliver the malicious file or URL, but has low attack complexity (AC:L) and no authentication required (PR:N). There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
2.36.6CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gdk-pixbuf:2.36.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

8.8HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.61%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
83.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0261 is in the 84th percentile among its peer group of 11,621 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Patches (2)

redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: gdk-pixbuf2
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: gdk-pixbuf2

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2017-2870Moderate

gdk-pixbuf2: Integer overflow in tiff_image_parse function

Sep 7, 2016

References

lists.debian.org / debian-lts-announce/2019/12/msg00025.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
talosintelligence.com / vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0377
ExploitTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/100541
Broken Link