SB2017122013 - Out-of-bounds read in Gimp
Published: December 20, 2017 Updated: August 3, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017122013
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-17788)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to stack-based buffer over-read in xcf_load_stream in app/xcf/xcf.c when there is no '' character after the version string. A remote attacker can perform a denial of service attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.