UBUNTU-CVE-2017-17784
- Source
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-17784
- Import Source
- https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-17784.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-17784
- Upstream
- Downstream
- Related
- Published
- 2017-12-20T00:00:00Z
- Modified
- 2025-09-08T16:44:32Z
- Severity
-
- 7.8 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
- Ubuntu - low
- Summary
- [none]
- Details
-
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.
- References
-
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-17784
- https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=790784
- https://git.gnome.org/browse/gimp/commit/?id=06d24a79af94837d615d0024916bb95a01bf3c59
- https://git.gnome.org/browse/gimp/commit/?id=c57f9dcf1934a9ab0cd67650f2dea18cb0902270
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/12/19/5
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3539-1
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-17784
Affected packages
Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / gimp
Package
- Name
- gimp
- Purl
- pkg:deb/ubuntu/gimp@2.8.10-0ubuntu1.2?arch=source&distro=trusty
Affected ranges
- Type
- ECOSYSTEM
- Events
-
Introduced0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affectedFixed2.8.10-0ubuntu1.2
Affected versions
2.*
2.8.6-1ubuntu1
2.8.6-1ubuntu2
2.8.6-1ubuntu3
2.8.10-0ubuntu1
2.8.10-0ubuntu1.1
Ecosystem specific
{
"binaries": [
{
"binary_name": "gimp",
"binary_version": "2.8.10-0ubuntu1.2"
},
{
"binary_name": "gimp-data",
"binary_version": "2.8.10-0ubuntu1.2"
},
{
"binary_name": "libgimp2.0",
"binary_version": "2.8.10-0ubuntu1.2"
},
{
"binary_name": "libgimp2.0-dev",
"binary_version": "2.8.10-0ubuntu1.2"
}
],
"availability": "No subscription required"
}
Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / gimp
Package
- Name
- gimp
- Purl
- pkg:deb/ubuntu/gimp@2.8.16-1ubuntu1.1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/xenial
Affected ranges
- Type
- ECOSYSTEM
- Events
-
Introduced0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Ecosystem specific
{
"binaries": [
{
"binary_name": "gimp",
"binary_version": "2.8.16-1ubuntu1.1"
},
{
"binary_name": "gimp-data",
"binary_version": "2.8.16-1ubuntu1.1"
},
{
"binary_name": "libgimp2.0",
"binary_version": "2.8.16-1ubuntu1.1"
},
{
"binary_name": "libgimp2.0-dev",
"binary_version": "2.8.16-1ubuntu1.1"
}
]
}