What is CVE-2011-2897?

CVE-2011-2897 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Gdk-Pixbuf, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2019-11-12.

How severe is CVE-2011-2897?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Improper input validation in Gdk-Pixbuf

CVE-2011-2897

gdk-pixbuf through 2.31.1 has GIF loader buffer overflow when initializing decompression tables due to an input validation flaw

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

Published 2019-11-12 · last modified 2026-06-16.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.019 (80.0th percentile), scored 2026-10-24.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 80th percentile — 80.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.019 · newest: 0.019 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Gdk-Pixbuf — versions through 2.31.1
GNOME Gdk-Pixbuf
Debian Linux — versions 8.0, 9.0, 10.0
Red Hat Enterprise Linux — versions 4.0, 5.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

References

security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-2897 (Third Party Advisory)
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2011-2897 (Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2011-2897?: CVE-2011-2897 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Gdk-Pixbuf, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2019-11-12.
How severe is CVE-2011-2897?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.