Out-of-bounds read in GraphicsMagick
| Risk | Medium |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2017-17783 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-125 |
| 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 medium risk vulnerability.
1) Out-of-bounds read
EUVDB-ID: #VU33213
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-17783
CWE-ID:
CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to buffer over-read in ReadPALMImage in coders/palm.c when QuantumDepth is 8. A remote attacker can perform a denial of service attack.
MitigationUpdate to version 1.3.28.
Vulnerable software versionsGraphicsMagick: 1.3.27
External linkshttp://hg.graphicsmagick.org/hg/GraphicsMagick?cmd=changeset;node=60932931559a
http://sourceforge.net/p/graphicsmagick/bugs/529/
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.
