Vulnerability identifier: #VU33213

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-17783

CWE-ID: CWE-125

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
GraphicsMagick
Universal components / Libraries / Libraries used by multiple products

Vendor: GraphicsMagick Group

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to buffer over-read in ReadPALMImage in coders/palm.c when QuantumDepth is 8. A remote attacker can perform a denial of service attack.

Mitigation
Update to version 1.3.28.

Vulnerable software versions

GraphicsMagick: 1.3.27

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External links
http://hg.graphicsmagick.org/hg/GraphicsMagick?cmd=changeset;node=60932931559a
http://sourceforge.net/p/graphicsmagick/bugs/529/
http://usn.ubuntu.com/4248-1/
http://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4321

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.