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CVE-2017-17784

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.

Published

2017-12-20T09:29:00.880

Last Modified

2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 7.8 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: PARTIAL

Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-125

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	gimp	gimp	2.8.22	Yes
Operating System	debian	debian_linux	7.0	Yes
Operating System	debian	debian_linux	8.0	Yes
Operating System	debian	debian_linux	9.0	Yes
Operating System	canonical	ubuntu_linux	14.04	Yes

References

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/12/19/5 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102899 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=790784 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00023.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3539-1/ Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4077 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/12/19/5 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102899 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=790784 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00023.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3539-1/ Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4077 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)