USN-3539-1

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3539-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-3539-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-3539-1
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Published
2018-01-22T17:43:33.700486Z
Modified
2025-10-13T04:34:34Z
Summary
gimp vulnerabilities
Details

It was discovered that GIMP incorrectly handled certain images. If a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted image, an attacker could possibly use this to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-17784, CVE-2017-17785, CVE-2017-17786, CVE-2017-17787, CVE-2017-17788, CVE-2017-17789)

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / gimp

Package

Name
gimp
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/gimp@2.8.10-0ubuntu1.2?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.8.10-0ubuntu1.2

Affected versions

2.*

2.8.6-1ubuntu1
2.8.6-1ubuntu2
2.8.6-1ubuntu3
2.8.10-0ubuntu1
2.8.10-0ubuntu1.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "2.8.10-0ubuntu1.2",
            "binary_name": "gimp"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.8.10-0ubuntu1.2",
            "binary_name": "gimp-data"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.8.10-0ubuntu1.2",
            "binary_name": "libgimp2.0"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.8.10-0ubuntu1.2",
            "binary_name": "libgimp2.0-dev"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:14.04:LTS",
    "cves": [
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "low",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2017-17784"
        },
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "low",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2017-17785"
        },
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "low",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2017-17786"
        },
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "low",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2017-17787"
        },
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "low",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2017-17788"
        },
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "low",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2017-17789"
        }
    ]
}