Out-of-bounds Read Affecting gimp package, versions <2.8.20-1.1


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Debian security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.14% (51st percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIAN11-GIMP-522371
  • published 20 Dec 2017
  • disclosed 20 Dec 2017

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:11 gimp to version 2.8.20-1.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream gimp package and not the gimp package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:11 relevant fixed versions and status.

In GIMP 2.8.22, there is a heap-based buffer over-read in read_creator_block in plug-ins/common/file-psp.c.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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NVD

7.8 high
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Local
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    Low
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    None
  • User Interaction (UI)
    Required
  • Scope (S)
    Unchanged
  • Confidentiality (C)
    High
  • Integrity (I)
    High
  • Availability (A)
    High
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Red Hat

7.1 high