| Reporter | Title | Published | Views | Family All 55 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2017-17786 | 20 Dec 201709:29 | – | attackerkb | |
| CVE-2017-17786 | 20 Dec 201709:00 | – | alpinelinux | |
| GIMP - Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerability | 21 Dec 201700:00 | – | freebsd | |
| GIMP 'ReadImage' Function Buffer Overflow Vulnerability | 20 Dec 201700:00 | – | cnvd | |
| CVE-2017-17786 | 20 Dec 201709:00 | – | cve | |
| CVE-2017-17786 | 20 Dec 201709:00 | – | cvelist | |
| [SECURITY] [DLA 1220-1] gimp security update | 23 Dec 201716:40 | – | debian | |
| [SECURITY] [DSA 4077-1] gimp security update | 30 Dec 201717:04 | – | debian | |
| CVE-2017-17786 | 20 Dec 201709:00 | – | debiancve | |
| Debian DLA-1220-1 : gimp security update | 26 Dec 201700:00 | – | nessus |
#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
##
# (C) Tenable, Inc.
##
include('compat.inc');
if (description)
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script_id(221028);
script_version("1.3");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2025/09/03");
script_cve_id("CVE-2017-17786");
script_name(english:"Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2017-17786");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
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script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied
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- 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. (CVE-2017-17786)
Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2017-17786");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-17786");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"There is no known solution at this time.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"agent", value:"unix");
script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2017-17786");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"vendor_unpatched", value:"true");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2017/12/20");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2025/03/04");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:-:lts");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:centos:centos:7");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:gimp");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:gimp");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:gimp-devel");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:gimp-devel-tools");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:gimp-libs");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:gimp");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:gimp-devel");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:gimp-devel-tools");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:gimp-libs");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
script_end_attributes();
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_family(english:"Misc.");
script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2025 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
script_dependencies("set_linux_os_id.nasl", "ssh_get_info2.nasl");
script_require_keys("Host/OS/identifier", "Host/cpu", "Host/local_checks_enabled", "global_settings/vendor_unpatched");
script_require_ports("Host/OS/CentOS Linux-7", "Host/OS/Red Hat Enterprise Linux-7", "Host/OS/Ubuntu Linux-16.04");
exit(0);
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if (!get_kb_item("global_settings/vendor_unpatched")) exit(0, "Unpatched Vulnerabilities Detection not active.");
if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
if (empty_or_null(get_one_kb_item("Host/CentOS/rpm-list")) && empty_or_null(get_one_kb_item("Host/Debian/dpkg-l")) && empty_or_null(get_one_kb_item("Host/RedHat/rpm-list"))) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);
include('linux_unpatched.inc');
var distro_constraints_array = {
"Ubuntu Linux-16.04": {
"package_manager": "dpkg-l",
"constraints": [
{
"release": "16.04",
"pkgs": [
{"reference": "gimp"}
]
}
]
},
"CentOS Linux-7": {
"package_manager": "rpm-list",
"constraints": [
{
"release": "7",
"pkgs": [
{"reference": "gimp"},
{"reference": "gimp-devel"},
{"reference": "gimp-devel-tools"},
{"reference": "gimp-libs"}
]
}
]
},
"Red Hat Enterprise Linux-7": {
"package_manager": "rpm-list",
"constraints": [
{
"release": "7",
"pkgs": [
{"reference": "gimp"},
{"reference": "gimp-devel"},
{"reference": "gimp-devel-tools"},
{"reference": "gimp-libs"}
]
}
]
}
};
var distro_constraints_values = linux_unpatched::get_distro_constraints(distro_constraints_arr:distro_constraints_array);
if (empty_or_null(distro_constraints_values)) audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, 'affected');
var report = linux_unpatched::check_unpatched_constraints(distro_constraints_values:distro_constraints_values);
if (!empty_or_null(report))
{
security_report_v4(
port : 0,
severity : SECURITY_WARNING,
extra : report
);
exit(0);
}
else
{
audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, 'affected');
}
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