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Unscored USN-4743-1 1 CVE

gdk-pixbuf vulnerability

Published Feb 22, 2021 · Updated Apr 22, 2026

Summary

It was discovered that the GDK-PixBuf library did not properly handle
certain GIF images. If an user or automated system were tricked into
opening a specially crafted GIF file, a remote attacker could use this flaw
to cause GDK-PixBuf to crash, resulting in a denial of service.

Fixed packages 1

ReleasePackageFixed in
Ubuntu · 20.04 LTS 20.04:LTS gdk-pixbuf 2.40.0+dfsg-3ubuntu0.2

Vulnerabilities 1

References

  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-20240