#VU33202 NULL pointer dereference in GraphicsMagick - CVE-2017-14504
Published: September 17, 2017 / Updated: August 3, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU33202
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: 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/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-14504
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
GraphicsMagick
GraphicsMagick
Software vendor:
GraphicsMagick Group
GraphicsMagick Group
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error in coders/pnm.c in GraphicsMagick 1.3.26 does not ensure the correct number of colors for the XV 332 format, leading to a NULL Pointer Dereference. A remote attacker can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Update to version 1.3.27.
External links
- http://hg.graphicsmagick.org/hg/GraphicsMagick?cmd=changeset;node=fb09ca6dd22c
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100877
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/08/msg00002.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PF62B5PJA2JDUOCKJGUQO3SPL74BEYSV/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/WHIKB4TP6KBJWT2UIPWL5MWMG5QXKGEJ/
- https://sourceforge.net/p/graphicsmagick/bugs/465/
- https://sourceforge.net/p/graphicsmagick/bugs/466/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4232-1/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4321