VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2017-17788
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.
MEDIUM 5.5EPSS 1.13%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.13%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
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.
- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.13% probability · 66th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-125
- Affected
- gimp/gimp · debian/debian linux · canonical/ubuntu linux
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 1.1% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/12/19/5Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=790783Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00023.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3539-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4077Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/12/19/5Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=790783Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00023.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3539-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4077Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.