CVE-2017-15277

Public Exploit

Description

ReadGIFImage in coders/gif.c in ImageMagick 7.0.6-1 and GraphicsMagick 1.3.26 leaves the palette uninitialized when processing a GIF file that has neither a global nor local palette. If the affected product is used as a library loaded into a process that operates on interesting data, this data sometimes can be leaked via the uninitialized palette.

Category

6.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 50.40% Top 5%
Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4040 vendor advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3681-1/ vendor advisory
https://github.com/neex/gifoeb third party advisory exploit
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4321 vendor advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4032 vendor advisory
https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/592 patch third party advisory issue tracking
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/08/msg00002.html mailing list
https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/9fd10cf630832b36a588c1545d8736539b2f1fb5 patch third party advisory issue tracking
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4232-1/ vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-15277?
CVE-2017-15277 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2017-15277?
To fix CVE-2017-15277, 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-2017-15277 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2017-15277 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~50% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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