CVE-2017-17788

In GIMP 2.8.22, there is a stack-based buffer over-read in xcf_load_stream in app/xcf/xcf.c when there is no '\0' character after the version string.

CVSS v3 5.5 MEDIUM
CVSS v2.0 4.3 MEDIUM

5.5^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

4.3^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/12/19/5	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=790783	Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00023.html	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3539-1/	Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4077	Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/12/19/5	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=790783	Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00023.html	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3539-1/	Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4077	Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:gimp:gimp:2.8.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:::::::*

Configuration 3 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2017-12-20 09:29

Updated : 2025-04-20 01:37

NVD link : CVE-2017-17788

Mitre link : CVE-2017-17788

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2017-17788

JSON object : View

Products Affected

canonical

ubuntu_linux

debian

debian_linux

gimp

gimp

CWE

CWE-125

Out-of-bounds Read

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