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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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11DescriptionNVD
A flaw was found in the gdk-pixbuf library. This heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability occurs in the JPEG image loader due to improper validation of color component counts when processing a specially crafted JPEG image. A remote attacker can exploit this flaw without user interaction, for example, via thumbnail generation. Successful exploitation leads to application crashes and denial of service (DoS) conditions.
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Heap-based buffer overflow in gdk-pixbuf's JPEG image loader enables remote denial of service through malformed JPEG images without user interaction. The vulnerability triggers during automated image processing operations like thumbnail generation across Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 through 10, allowing unauthenticated network attackers to crash applications that process JPEG images. …
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RemediationAI
Within 24 hours: Identify systems running gdk-pixbuf on RHEL 6-10 and document which handle untrusted image inputs (web apps, email servers, document processors). Within 7 days: Apply vendor-released patch to gdk-pixbuf across all affected systems; prioritize production servers accepting external JPEG uploads. …
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EUVD-2026-17343