Buffer overflow in Graphicsmagick
CVE-2017-14042
A memory allocation failure was discovered in the ReadPNMImage function in coders/pnm.c in GraphicsMagick 1.3.26. The vulnerability causes a big memory allocation, which may lead to remote denial of service in the MagickRealloc function in magick/memory.c.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.024 (83.3th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 83rd percentile — 83.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.024 · newest: 0.024 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Graphicsmagick — versions 1.3.26
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/100556 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/08/28/graphicsmagick-memory-allocation-failure-in-mag… (Exploit, Patch, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
- hg.code.sf.net/p/graphicsmagick/code/rev/3bbf7a13643d (Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- usn.ubuntu.com/4206-1/ (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-14042?
- CVE-2017-14042 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Graphicsmagick, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2017-08-30.
- How severe is CVE-2017-14042?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.