CVE-2017-6311

Exp

gdk-pixbuf-thumbnailer.c in gdk-pixbuf allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via vectors related to printing an error message.

Published: 2017-03-09 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2017-6311 is rated High Exploit Risk (77.2/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.47%). 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +1.56% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2017-6311

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
— nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗
— nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2017-6311

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 1.91% 3.47% +1.56%
2 2026-01-07 1.04% 1.91% +0.87%
3 2025-11-21 — 1.04% —

Full EPSS history (14 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2017-6311

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 3.9 3.6 [email protected]
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2017-6311

OS Trackers for CVE-2017-6311

vendor priority summary link
alpine — CVE-2017-6311: 1 source package rows (gdk-pixbuf); 10 state rows across 10 repos (3.10-main, 3.11-main, 3.12-main, 3.17-main, 3.18-main, 3.19-main, 3.20-main, 3.21-main, 3.22-main, edge-main); fixed 10, open 0. https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2017-6311
debian unimportant CVE-2017-6311 unimportant priority: Debian including 1 source packages (gdk-pixbuf), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-6311
gentoo normal CVE-2017-6311: 1 GLSA(s) (201709-08), 1 atom(s) (x11-libs/gdk-pixbuf); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2017-6311
redhat low — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-6311
suse medium CVE-2017-6311 severity moderate: SUSE including 9 source package names (gdk-pixbuf, gdk-pixbuf-32bit, …), 28 product×package rows across 6 product lines (SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1, … (6 product lines)): Known Not Affected 28. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-6311/
ubuntu low CVE-2017-6311 low priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (gdk-pixbuf), 6 status rows across 6 suites (precise, trusty, upstream, xenial, yakkety, zesty): released 3, ignored 2, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-6311

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2017-6311

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
gnome gdk-pixbuf < 2.36.8 cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gdk-pixbuf:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
fedoraproject fedora 30 cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:30:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
fedoraproject fedora 31 cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:31:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2017-6311

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