Use-after-free in GraphicsMagick
| Risk | High |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2017-15238 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-416 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software Subscribe |
GraphicsMagick Universal components / Libraries / Libraries used by multiple products |
| Vendor | GraphicsMagick Group |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one high risk vulnerability.
1) Use-after-free
EUVDB-ID: #VU33204
Risk: High
CVSSv3.1: 7.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-15238
CWE-ID:
CWE-416 - Use After Free
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
ReadOneJNGImage in coders/png.c in GraphicsMagick 1.3.26 has a use-after-free issue when the height or width is zero, related to ReadJNGImage.
MitigationInstall update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsGraphicsMagick: 1.3.26
External linkshttp://hg.graphicsmagick.org/hg/GraphicsMagick?cmd=changeset;node=93bdb9b30076
http://hg.graphicsmagick.org/hg/GraphicsMagick?cmd=changeset;node=df946910910d
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PF62B5PJA2JDUOCKJGUQO3SPL74BEYSV/
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/WHIKB4TP6KBJWT2UIPWL5MWMG5QXKGEJ/
http://sourceforge.net/p/graphicsmagick/bugs/469/
http://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.
