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.
References (5)
Core 5
Core References
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_debian
https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4077
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_ubuntu
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3539-1/
Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=790783
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/12/19/5
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00023.html
Scores
CVSS v3
5.5
EPSS
0.0050
EPSS Percentile
66.1%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-125
Status
published
Products (5)
canonical/ubuntu_linux
14.04
debian/debian_linux
7.0
debian/debian_linux
8.0
debian/debian_linux
9.0
gimp/gimp
2.8.22
Published
Dec 20, 2017
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026