Buffer overflow in gimp (Alpine package)

1) Buffer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU33216

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 5.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-17789

CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.

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

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

gimp (Alpine package): 2.8.22-r1 - 2.8.22-r2

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:alpine:gimp_alpine_package:2.8.22-r1:*:*:*:*:alpine_linux:*:3.6
• cpe:2.3:o:alpine:gimp_alpine_package:2.8.22-r2:*:*:*:*:alpine_linux:*:3.7

External links

https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=bc24320d747829f97b6ccc8108e9acdbc578c683
https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=488c5e412cf61e781be4787348a1b6eb109690ba
https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=743b8267d51329a3a6bc07528042efa837b07ecf
https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=7f6b53170f527254ed08ba040a84ec717ad878d1

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.