Buffer overflow in GraphicsMagick

1) Buffer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU15706

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 5.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-10800

CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing MATLAB images in ReadMATImage() function in coders/mat.c. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted image with size for a MAT Object grater than the actual amount of data, pass it to the affected application, trigger memory corruption and crash the application.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

GraphicsMagick: 1.3.25

External links

http://hg.code.sf.net/p/graphicsmagick/code/rev/e5761e3a2012

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.