Heap-based buffer overflow in GraphicsMagick - CVE-2017-13063

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Heap-based buffer overflow in GraphicsMagick - CVE-2017-13063

Published: August 22, 2017 / Updated: August 3, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU33197
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-13063
CWE-ID: CWE-122
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

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

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the the function GetStyleTokens in coders/svg.c:314:12. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger heap-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.


Affected software

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

How to mitigate CVE-2017-13063

Update to version 1.3.27.

GraphicsMagick - update to 1.3.27
graphicsmagick (Alpine package) - update to 1.3.25-r3
graphicsmagick (Ubuntu package) - update to 1.3.23-1ubuntu0.3
libgraphicsmagick-q16-3 (Ubuntu package) - update to 1.3.23-1ubuntu0.3
libgraphicsmagick++-q16-12 (Ubuntu package) - update to 1.3.23-1ubuntu0.3
GraphicsMagick - addressed in versions 1.3.32-1.fc29, 1.3.32-1.fc30, 1.3.34-1.el7, 1.3.34-1.el8

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