CVE-2017-14504

Description

ReadPNMImage 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.

Category

6.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.00% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100877 vdb entry third party advisory
https://sourceforge.net/p/graphicsmagick/bugs/465/ issue tracking third party advisory patch
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4321 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://hg.graphicsmagick.org/hg/GraphicsMagick?cmd=changeset%3Bnode=fb09ca6dd22c
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/08/msg00002.html third party advisory mailing list
https://sourceforge.net/p/graphicsmagick/bugs/466/ issue tracking third party advisory patch
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PF62B5PJA2JDUOCKJGUQO3SPL74BEYSV/ vendor advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/WHIKB4TP6KBJWT2UIPWL5MWMG5QXKGEJ/ vendor advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4232-1/ vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-14504?
CVE-2017-14504 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2017-14504?
To fix CVE-2017-14504, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2017-14504 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2017-14504 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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