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Unscored Public exploit CVE-2019-20326 EUVD-2019-10880

A heap-based buffer overflow in _cairo_image_surface_create_from_jpeg() in extensions/cairo_io/cairo-image-surface-jpeg.c in GNOME gThumb b…

Published Mar 16, 2020 · Updated Aug 5, 2024 · Assigned by mitre

Package: gthumb Package: gthumb Ecosystem: Debian Ecosystem: Ubuntu

Description

A heap-based buffer overflow in _cairo_image_surface_create_from_jpeg() in extensions/cairo_io/cairo-image-surface-jpeg.c in GNOME gThumb before 3.8.3 and Linux Mint Pix before 2.4.5 allows attackers to cause a crash and potentially execute arbitrary code via a crafted JPEG file.

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

Debian

Security tracker ↗
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian 14 gthumb 3:3.8.3-0.1 —
Debian 13 gthumb 3:3.8.3-0.1 —
Debian 12 gthumb 3:3.8.3-0.1 —
Debian 9 gthumb 3:3.4.4.1-5+deb9u2 DLA-2749-1
Debian 8 gthumb 3:3.3.1-2.1+deb8u2 DLA-2066-1

Ubuntu

Security tracker ↗
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS gthumb 3:3.8.0-2.1ubuntu0.1 USN-5680-1
Show 2 more (older releases, extended support, other products)
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS gthumb 3:3.6.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 USN-5681-1
Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS gthumb 3:3.4.3-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 USN-5681-1

Public exploits

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GitHub 1 repository

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Advisories 4

References