CVE-2017-6314

Exp

The make_available_at_least function in io-tiff.c in gdk-pixbuf allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a large TIFF file.

Published: 2017-03-09 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
View at NVD, CVE.org, EUVD

CVE-2017-6314 is rated High Exploit Risk (65.2/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.86%). 3 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +1.44% 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-2017-6314

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2017-6314

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 0.42% 1.86% +1.44%
2 2025-11-21 0.24% 0.42% +0.18%
3 2025-11-18 — 0.24% —

Full EPSS history (11 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2017-6314

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.5 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
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:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
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.
 1.8 3.6 [email protected]
4.3 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/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:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
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.
 8.6 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2017-6314

OS Trackers for CVE-2017-6314

vendor priority summary link
alpine — CVE-2017-6314: 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-2017-6314
debian low CVE-2017-6314 low 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-2017-6314
gentoo normal CVE-2017-6314: 1 GLSA(s) (201709-08), 1 atom(s) (x11-libs/gdk-pixbuf); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2017-6314
redhat low — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-6314
suse low CVE-2017-6314 severity low: SUSE including 45 source package names (gdk-pixbuf, gdk-pixbuf-32bit, …), 321 product×package rows across 50 product lines (Image SLES12-SP5-Azure-SAP-BYOS, Image SLES12-SP5-Azure-SAP-On-Demand, … (50 product lines)): Known Not Affected 209, Fixed 112. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-6314/
ubuntu low CVE-2017-6314 low priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (gdk-pixbuf), 9 status rows across 9 suites (artful, bionic, cosmic, precise, trusty, upstream, xenial, yakkety, zesty): released 4, ignored 3, not-affected 2. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-6314

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2017-6314

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
gnome gdk-pixbuf < 2.36.12 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian debian_linux 8.0 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2017-6314

URL Tags
http://mov.sx/2017/02/21/bug-hunting-gdk-pixbuf.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/21/4 Exploit Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/26/1 Exploit Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96779 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=779020 Exploit Issue Tracking Patch Vendor Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/12/msg00025.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/SJF5ARFOX4BFUK6YCBKGAKBQYECO3AI2/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VSAZ6UCKKXC5VOWXGWQHOX2ZBLLATIOT/
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-08 Third Party Advisory
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