CVE-2017-17788

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.

Category

5.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.48%
Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4077 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3539-1/ third party advisory vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=790783 third party advisory issue tracking
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/12/19/5 third party advisory mailing list
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00023.html third party advisory mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-17788?
CVE-2017-17788 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2017-17788?
To fix CVE-2017-17788, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2017-17788 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2017-17788 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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