High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Dec 20, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2017-17784
CVE-2017-17784
Description
In GIMP 2.8.22, there is a heap-based buffer over-read in load_image in plug-ins/common/file-gbr.c in the gbr import parser, related to mishandling of UTF-8 data.
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Affected products
10- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
- osv-coords4 versionspkg:rpm/opensuse/gimp&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.1pkg:rpm/suse/gimp&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/gimp&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Workstation%20Extension%2012%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/gimp&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Workstation%20Extension%2015%20SP1
< 2.8.22-lp151.5.9.1+ 3 more
- (no CPE)range: < 2.8.22-lp151.5.9.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.8.18-9.18.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.8.18-9.18.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.8.22-5.11.2
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References
6- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/12/19/5nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/102899nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00023.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- usn.ubuntu.com/3539-1/nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4077nvdThird Party Advisory
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