Improper input validation in GraphicsMagick - CVE-2017-16545
Published: December 27, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU9812
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-16545
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: GraphicsMagick Group
Affected software:
GraphicsMagick
GraphicsMagick
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The weakness exists due to the ReadWPGImage function in coders/wpg.c does not properly validate colormapped images. A remote attacker can transfer specially crafted WPG image, trigger ImportIndexQuantumType invalid write and cause the application to crash.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in denial of service.
The weakness exists due to the ReadWPGImage function in coders/wpg.c does not properly validate colormapped images. A remote attacker can transfer specially crafted WPG image, trigger ImportIndexQuantumType invalid write and cause the application to crash.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in denial of service.
How to mitigate CVE-2017-16545
Install update from vendor's website.