CVE catalog
CVE-2017-20286
DevIL through 1.8.0 contains a heap-based buffer overflow in iGetPalette() in il_gif.cpp that allows attackers to write beyond a 768-byte palette buffer when loading GIF images. Attackers can supply a
- Severity
- High · CVSS 8.5
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - Published
- Updated
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 0.20% · Oct 25, 2026
DevIL through 1.8.0 contains a heap-based buffer overflow in iGetPalette() in il_gif.cpp that allows attackers to write beyond a 768-byte palette buffer when loading GIF images. Attackers can supply a crafted two-frame GIF whose second frame uses disposal method 1 with a local colour table, writing up to 384 controlled bytes past the heap allocation and possibly executing code.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | devil | sid | 1.8.0.40.g6f3d5e9b+dfsg-5 | vulnerable |
| Debian | devil | forky | 1.8.0.40.g6f3d5e9b+dfsg-5 | vulnerable |
| Debian | devil | trixie | 1.7.8-12 | vulnerable |
| Debian | devil | bookworm | 1.7.8-10 | vulnerable |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | devil | source | sid | (unfixed) | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | devil | source | forky | (unfixed) | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | devil | source | trixie | (unfixed) | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | devil | source | bookworm | (unfixed) | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
Notes
[trixie] devil: Minor issue [bookworm] devil: Minor issue; can be fixed in next update
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [libdevil1c2]Affected
Source package: [devil]
Details (2)
1.7.8-10+b3· amd64 · bookwormAffected
nvd · devil · debian · bookworm; nvd · devil · debian · 12
1.7.8-10+b3· arm64 · bookwormAffected
nvd · devil · debian · bookworm; nvd · devil · debian · 12
- [libdevil-dev]Affected
Source package: [devil]
Details (2)
1.7.8-10+b3· amd64 · bookwormAffected
nvd · devil · debian · bookworm; nvd · devil · debian · 12
1.7.8-10+b3· arm64 · bookwormAffected
nvd · devil · debian · bookworm; nvd · devil · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [libdevil1c2]Affected
Source package: [devil]
Details (2)
1.7.8-12· amd64 · trixieAffected
nvd · devil · debian · 13
1.7.8-12+b1· arm64 · trixieAffected
nvd · devil · debian · 13
- [libdevil-dev]Affected
Source package: [devil]
Details (2)
1.7.8-12· amd64 · trixieAffected
nvd · devil · debian · 13
1.7.8-12+b1· arm64 · trixieAffected
nvd · devil · debian · 13
Observed:
References
- [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-20286]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2017-20286]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-20286]
- [https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2017/cve-2017-20286.json]
[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [National Vulnerability Database (NVD)] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [Red Hat security advisories and VEX]