Denial of service in Gimp



Published: 2018-02-20
Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2017-17786
CWE-ID CWE-126
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit Public exploit code for vulnerability #1 is available.
Vulnerable software
Subscribe 		Gimp
Client/Desktop applications / Multimedia software

Vendor Gimp Team

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Heap-based buffer over-read

EUVDB-ID: #VU10662

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 6.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-17786

CWE-ID: CWE-126 - Buffer over-read

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to heap-based buffer over-read in ReadImage in plug-ins/common/file-tga.c (related to bgr2rgb.part.1). A remote attacker can supply an unexpected bits-per-pixel value for an RGBA image and perform a denial of service attack.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Gimp: 2.8.22

External links

http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=739134


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability. However, proof of concept for this vulnerability is available.



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