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CVE-2017-6312

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-6312 is an integer overflow vulnerability in gdk-pixbuf's io-ico.c component, affecting various Debian, Fedora, and GNOME products. A specially crafted ICO file with an invalid image entry offset can trigger an out-of-bounds read, leading to a denial of service (segmentation fault and application crash). Rated Medium (CVSS 5.5), this vulnerability requires local access and user interaction (opening the malicious file) to exploit, with the primary impact being system availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 2.36.12CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gdk-pixbuf:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
30CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:30:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
31CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:31:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

5.5MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.02%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
78.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0202 is in the 89th percentile among its peer group of 5,760 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Patches (4)

redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: gdk-pixbuf
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
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization 3Fixed in: mingw-virt-viewer

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2017-6312Low

gdk-pixbuf: Out-of-bounds read in io-ico.c

Feb 21, 2017

References

mov.sx / 2017/02/21/bug-hunting-gdk-pixbuf.html
Third Party Advisory
bugzilla.gnome.org / show_bug.cgi
ExploitIssue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory
lists.debian.org / debian-lts-announce/2019/12/msg00025.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.fedoraproject.org / archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/SJF5ARFOX4BFUK6YCBKGAKBQYECO3AI2
lists.fedoraproject.org / archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VSAZ6UCKKXC5VOWXGWQHOX2ZBLLATIOT
security.gentoo.org / glsa/201709-08
Third Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2017/02/21/4
ExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2017/02/26/1
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/96779
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry