gimp: Heap-based buffer over-read in ReadImage function in plug-ins/common/file-tga.c
Published Dec 20, 2017
7.8
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 1.34%
Description
In GIMP 2.8.22, there is a heap-based buffer over-read in ReadImage in plug-ins/common/file-tga.c (related to bgr2rgb.part.1) via an unexpected bits-per-pixel value for an RGBA image.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 2
- 7.0
- 8.0
- 9.0
Configuration 3
- 14.04
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
gimp
Out of support scope
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
gimp
Out of support scope
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
gimp
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | gimp | Out of support scope | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | gimp | Out of support scope | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | gimp | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.34% (0.01337) | 70.21th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.34% (0.01337) | 67.45th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.31% (0.00312) | 52.16th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.12% (0.00123) | 48.27th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 18, 2024 | 0.12% (0.00123) | 46.89th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.12% (0.00123) | 44.88th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 55.18th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 29.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 1.45% (0.01454) | 32.67th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.45% (0.01454) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (10)
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/12/19/5 x_refsource_MISCMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102765 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-17786 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=739134 x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1529145 Issue Tracking
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00023.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-17786
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3539-1/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-17786
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4077 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/12/19/5 | x_refsource_MISCMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102765 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-17786 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=739134 | x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1529145 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00023.html | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-17786 | ||
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/3539-1/ | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-17786 | ||
| https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4077 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory |
Change history (0)
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