Out-of-bounds read in GraphicsMagick



| Updated: 2020-08-03
Risk High
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2017-12935
CWE-ID CWE-125
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 GraphicsMagick
Universal components / Libraries / Libraries used by multiple products

Vendor GraphicsMagick Group

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one high risk vulnerability.

1) Out-of-bounds read

EUVDB-ID: #VU33241

Risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 6.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-12935

CWE-ID: CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.

The ReadMNGImage function in coders/png.c in GraphicsMagick 1.3.26 mishandles large MNG images, leading to an invalid memory read in the SetImageColorCallBack function in magick/image.c.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

GraphicsMagick: 1.3.26

CPE2.3 External links

https://hg.code.sf.net/p/graphicsmagick/code/rev/cd699a44f188
https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/08/05/graphicsmagick-invalid-memory-read-in-setimagecolorcallback-image-c/
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/08/msg00002.html
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PF62B5PJA2JDUOCKJGUQO3SPL74BEYSV/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/WHIKB4TP6KBJWT2UIPWL5MWMG5QXKGEJ/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4222-1/
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4321


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.



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