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CVE-2017-17785

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-17785 describes a heap-based buffer overflow in the fli_read_brun function within GIMP 2.8.22, specifically affecting the FLI file plugin. This vulnerability carries a high severity CVSS score of 7.8, indicating that an unauthenticated attacker could achieve high impact to confidentiality, integrity, and availability through local access and user interaction. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
2.8.22CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:gimp:gimp:2.8.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
14.04CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

7.8HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.15%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
63.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0115 is in the 61st percentile among its peer group of 11,621 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (6)

ubuntupatch availablevia ubuntu_usn
Product: gimp (bionic)Fixed in: 2.8.22-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
ubuntupatch availablevia ubuntu_usn
Product: gimp (focal)Fixed in: 2.10.18-1ubuntu0.1+esm1
ubuntupatch availablevia ubuntu_usn
Product: gimp (jammy)Fixed in: 2.10.30-1ubuntu0.1+esm1
ubuntupatch availablevia ubuntu_usn
Product: gimp (noble)Fixed in: 2.10.36-3ubuntu0.24.04.1+esm1
ubuntupatch availablevia ubuntu_usn
Product: gimp (xenial)Fixed in: 2.8.16-1ubuntu1.1+esm1
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: gimp

Vendor Advisories (2)

ubuntuUSN-8057-1

GIMP vulnerabilities

Feb 23, 2026
redhatCVE-2017-17785Moderate

gimp: Heap-based buffer overflow in the fli_read_brun function in plug-ins/file-fli/fli.c

Dec 19, 2017

References

bugzilla.gnome.org / show_bug.cgi
Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
lists.debian.org / debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00023.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
usn.ubuntu.com / 3539-1
Third Party Advisory
debian.org / security/2017/dsa-4077
Third Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2017/12/19/5
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory