#VU10662 Heap-based buffer over-read in Gimp - CVE-2017-17786

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#VU10662 Heap-based buffer over-read in Gimp - CVE-2017-17786

Published: February 19, 2018 / Updated: February 20, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU10662
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-17786
CWE-ID: CWE-126
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Gimp
Software vendor:
Gimp Team

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.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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