CVE-2017-20286
DevIL through 1.8.0 Heap Buffer Overflow via GIF iGetPalette
Description
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.
INFO
Published Date :
Oct. 14, 2026, 3:16 p.m.
Last Modified :
Oct. 14, 2026, 4:17 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
No
Source :
[email protected]
Affected Products
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CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS | 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 | |||||
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH | 83251b91-4cc7-4094-a5c7-464a1b83ea10 | ||||
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH | MITRE-CVE | ||||
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH | [email protected] | ||||
| CVSS 4.0 | HIGH | 83251b91-4cc7-4094-a5c7-464a1b83ea10 | ||||
| CVSS 4.0 | HIGH | [email protected] |
Solution
- Update DevIL to the latest version.
- Avoid processing untrusted GIF files.
- Review image parsing code for similar issues.
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CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
Oct. 14, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added SSVC {'id': 'CVE-2017-20286', 'role': 'CISA Coordinator', 'options': [{'exploitation': 'none'}, {'automatable': 'no'}, {'technicalImpact': 'total'}], 'version': '2.0.3', 'timestamp': '2026-10-14T14:52:04.580800Z'} -
New CVE Received by [email protected]
Oct. 14, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description 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. Added CVSS V4.0 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 Added CVSS V3.1 AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Added CWE CWE-787 Added Affected New affected value received. <a href="https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/blob/main/cves/2017/20xxx/CVE-2017-20286.json">CVE-2017-20286</a> Added Reference https://github.com/DentonW/DevIL/blob/a2d9193fed0c7f93519c0c4c28b3348e0cb5759b/DevIL/src-IL/src/il_gif.cpp#L189-L226 Added Reference https://github.com/DentonW/DevIL/blob/a2d9193fed0c7f93519c0c4c28b3348e0cb5759b/DevIL/src-IL/src/il_gif.cpp#L314-L324 Added Reference https://github.com/DentonW/DevIL/issues/67 Added Reference https://hackmd.io/@haind-pwn/devil-gif-palette-reuse-heap-overflow Added Reference https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/devil-through-1.8.0-heap-buffer-overflow-via-gif-igetpalette