Buffer overflow in graphicsmagick (Alpine package)

1) Buffer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU33195

Risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 8.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-11643

CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.

GraphicsMagick 1.3.26 has a heap overflow in the WriteCMYKImage() function in coders/cmyk.c when processing multiple frames that have non-identical widths.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

graphicsmagick (Alpine package): 1.3.26-r0 - 1.3.27-r0

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:alpine:graphicsmagick_alpine_package:1.3.26-r0:*:*:*:*:alpine_linux:*:3.6
• cpe:2.3:a:alpine:graphicsmagick_alpine_package:1.3.26-r1:*:*:*:*:alpine_linux:*:3.6
• cpe:2.3:a:alpine:graphicsmagick_alpine_package:1.3.26-r2:*:*:*:*:alpine_linux:*:3.6

External links

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

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.