CVE-2017-17784
high
CVSS v3
7.8
CVSS v4 NEW
—
VIR risk
7.8
Description
In GIMP 2.8.22, there is a heap-based buffer over-read in load_image in plug-ins/common/file-gbr.c in the gbr import parser, related to mishandling of UTF-8 data.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
75%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| sles | affected | | |
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 2.8.20-1.1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 2.8.20-1.1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 2.8.20-1.1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 2.8.20-1.1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 2.8.20-1.1 |
| debian | 7.0 | affected | |
| debian | 8.0 | affected | |
| debian | 9.0 | affected | |
| ubuntu | 14.04 | affected | |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| gimp | gimp | 2.8.22 | |
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/12/19/5
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102899
- https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=790784
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00023.html
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3539-1/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4077
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-17784.html
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-17784
CWEs
CWE-125
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.