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

Medium severity · published Dec 20, 2017

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

5.5

CVSS

1.1%

EPSS

On KEV

Description

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 vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack vector

Local

Complexity

Low

Privileges

None

User interaction

Required

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Scope

Unchanged

Exploitation

Is it being used?

Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.1% · higher than 66% of CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet

CISA KEVNot listed

Ransomware campaign useNot known

Affected products

Which versions

Debian Linux · Debian

7.0; 8.0; 9.0 · source: NVD

Gimp · Gimp

2.8.22 · source: NVD

Ubuntu Linux · Canonical

14.04 · source: NVD

Affected product

Ubuntu Linux

Canonical

All Ubuntu Linux CVEs

References

NVD

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-17788

CVE.org

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-17788

Mailing List

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/12/19/5

Issue Tracking

https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=790783

Mailing List

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00023.html

Third Party Advisory

https://usn.ubuntu.com/3539-1/

Third Party Advisory

https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4077