SB20171211315 - Out-of-bounds read in GraphicsMagick
Published: December 11, 2017 Updated: August 3, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB20171211315
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-17503)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to magick/import.c ImportGrayQuantumType heap-based buffer over-read via a crafted file. A remote attacker can perform a denial of service attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- http://hg.code.sf.net/p/graphicsmagick/code/rev/460ef5e858ad
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/01/msg00005.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/06/msg00009.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://sourceforge.net/p/graphicsmagick/bugs/522/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4248-1/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4321