Debian DSA-4077-1 : gimp - security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 105499

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Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

Several vulnerabilities were discovered in GIMP, the GNU Image Manipulation Program, which could result in denial of service (application crash) or potentially the execution of arbitrary code if malformed files are opened.

Solution

Upgrade the gimp packages.

For the oldstable distribution (jessie), these problems have been fixed in version 2.8.14-1+deb8u2.

For the stable distribution (stretch), these problems have been fixed in version 2.8.18-1+deb9u1.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 105499

File Name: debian_DSA-4077.nasl

Version: 3.7

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 1/2/2018

Updated: 11/10/2025

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2017-17789

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:gimp, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:8.0, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:9.0

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 12/30/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-17784, CVE-2017-17785, CVE-2017-17786, CVE-2017-17787, CVE-2017-17788, CVE-2017-17789

DSA: 4077

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