Integer underflow in graphicsmagick (Alpine package)



Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2017-14997
CWE-ID CWE-191
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 graphicsmagick (Alpine package)
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

Vendor Alpine Linux Development Team

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Integer underflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU15556

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-14997

CWE-ID: CWE-191 - Integer underflow

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to integer underflow condition in the ReadPICTImage function, as defined in the coders/pict.c source code. A remote attacker can trick the victim into accessing a malicious image file, trigger memory allocation failure, resulting in a DoS condition on the targeted system.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

graphicsmagick (Alpine package): 1.3.25-r4 - 1.3.26-r5

CPE2.3 External links

https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=f2ad329cc3291f5c66a6c324a27a44cfe0c42c5e
https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=38638bab94d2426e261c1354303f5fec985618ef
https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=e49e0636e788003ea8917abaaa6af42b013c19c3


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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