CVE-2017-17785
high
CVSS v3
7.8
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
7.8
Description
In GIMP 2.8.22, there is a heap-based buffer overflow in the fli_read_brun function in plug-ins/file-fli/fli.c.
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
SUSE Affected 1 release
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| — | Affected | — |
Ubuntu Affected 1 release
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| 14.04 | Affected | — |
Debian Mixed 8 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 2.8.20-1.1 |
| sid | Fixed | 2.8.20-1.1 |
| forky | Fixed | 2.8.20-1.1 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 2.8.20-1.1 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 2.8.20-1.1 |
| 9.0 | Affected | — |
| 8.0 | Affected | — |
| 7.0 | Affected | — |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| gimp | gimp | 2.8.22 | |
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/12/19/5
- https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=739133
- 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-2017-17785.html
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-17785
CWEs
CWE-787
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.