Memory corruption in GraphicsMagick - CVE-2017-16353
Published: April 13, 2018 / Updated: September 14, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU11815
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-16353
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vendor: GraphicsMagick Group
Affected software:
GraphicsMagick
GraphicsMagick
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information on the target system.
The weakness exists in the DescribeImage function of the magick/describe.c file due to heap-based buffer over-read because the portion of the code containing the vulnerability is responsible for printing the IPTC Profile information contained in the image and out-of-bounds buffer dereference because certain increments are never checked. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted MIFF file and gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The weakness exists in the DescribeImage function of the magick/describe.c file due to heap-based buffer over-read because the portion of the code containing the vulnerability is responsible for printing the IPTC Profile information contained in the image and out-of-bounds buffer dereference because certain increments are never checked. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted MIFF file and gain access to potentially sensitive information.
How to mitigate CVE-2017-16353
Install update from vendor's website.