Heap-based buffer overflow in GraphicsMagick - CVE-2017-16352

Vulnerability identifier: #VU11814

CSH Severity: High

CVSS v4: 8.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-16352

CWE-ID: CWE-122

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: Public exploit is available

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The weakness exists in the "Display visual image directory" feature of the DescribeImage() function of the magick/describe.c file due to heap-based buffer overflow. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted MIFF format file with the verbose flag, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.

GraphicsMagick
Fedora
Ubuntu
graphicsmagick (Alpine package)
graphicsmagick (Ubuntu package)
libgraphicsmagick-q16-3 (Ubuntu package)
libgraphicsmagick++-q16-12 (Ubuntu package)
GraphicsMagick

Install update from vendor's website.

graphicsmagick (Ubuntu package) - update to 1.3.23-1ubuntu0.4
libgraphicsmagick-q16-3 (Ubuntu package) - update to 1.3.23-1ubuntu0.4
libgraphicsmagick++-q16-12 (Ubuntu package) - update to 1.3.23-1ubuntu0.4
GraphicsMagick - addressed in versions 1.3.34-1.el7, 1.3.34-1.el8

• Exploit #1399 - GraphicsMagick - Memory Disclosure / Heap Overflow (March 18, 2020)

• http://hg.graphicsmagick.org/hg/GraphicsMagick?cmd=changeset;node=7292230dd185

• Multiple vulnerabilities in GraphicsMagick
• Heap-based buffer overflow in graphicsmagick (Alpine package)
• Fedora EPEL 8 update for GraphicsMagick
• Fedora EPEL 7 update for GraphicsMagick
• Ubuntu update for graphicsmagick