Out-of-bounds read in GraphicsMagick

1) Out-of-bounds read

EUVDB-ID: #VU33208

Risk: High

CVSSv3.1: 7.7 [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-2017-17500

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

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to magick/import.c ImportRGBQuantumType heap-based buffer over-read via a crafted file. A remote attacker can perform a denial of service attack.

Mitigation

Update to version 1.3.27.

Vulnerable software versions

GraphicsMagick: 1.3.26

External links

http://hg.code.sf.net/p/graphicsmagick/code/rev/1366f2dd9931
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102164
http://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/01/msg00005.html
http://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/06/msg00009.html
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/523/
http://usn.ubuntu.com/4248-1/
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.