Out-of-bounds Read in Graphicsmagick
CVE-2017-17912
In GraphicsMagick 1.4 snapshot-20171217 Q8, there is a heap-based buffer over-read in ReadNewsProfile in coders/tiff.c, in which LocaleNCompare reads heap data beyond the allocated region.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.018 (77.8th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 78th percentile — 77.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.018 · newest: 0.018 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Graphicsmagick — versions 1.3.27
- Debian Linux — versions 7.0, 8.0, 9.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4321 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- sourceforge.net/p/graphicsmagick/bugs/533/ (Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/06/msg00009.html (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/01/msg00005.html (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- hg.graphicsmagick.org/hg/GraphicsMagick/rev/0d871e813a4f (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- usn.ubuntu.com/4266-1/ (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-17912?
- CVE-2017-17912 is a high-severity vulnerability in Graphicsmagick, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2017-12-27.
- How severe is CVE-2017-17912?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.