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CVE-2017-12447

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.

Published: Mar 7, 2019
Updated: Nov 9, 2025
CVE: CVE-2017-12447
Severity: Medium
Exploit:

CVSS v2:

Severity: Medium
Score: 6.8
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CWEs:

CWE-119

Affected Software
References

Software	From	Fixed in
gnome / gdk-pixbuf	2.32.2	2.32.2.x
gnome / nautilus	3.14.3	3.14.3.x

https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=785979
https://github.com/hackerlib/hackerlib-vul/tree/master/gnome
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3912-1/

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