CVE-2017-16669

Public Exploit

Description

coders/wpg.c in GraphicsMagick 1.3.26 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted file, related to the AcquireCacheNexus function in magick/pixel_cache.c.

Category

8.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.19% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://hg.code.sf.net/p/graphicsmagick/code/rev/1b9e64a8901e patch
http://hg.code.sf.net/p/graphicsmagick/code/rev/2b7c826d36af patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101795 vdb entry third party advisory
http://hg.code.sf.net/p/graphicsmagick/code/rev/fcd3ed3394f6 patch
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/11/msg00013.html third party advisory mailing list
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4321 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/06/msg00009.html third party advisory mailing list
http://hg.code.sf.net/p/graphicsmagick/code/rev/135bdcb88b8d patch
https://sourceforge.net/p/graphicsmagick/bugs/450/ issue tracking patch exploit third party advisory
http://hg.code.sf.net/p/graphicsmagick/code/rev/75245a215fff patch
http://hg.code.sf.net/p/graphicsmagick/code/rev/2a21cda3145b patch
http://hg.code.sf.net/p/graphicsmagick/code/rev/3dc7b4e3779d patch
http://hg.code.sf.net/p/graphicsmagick/code/rev/e8086faa52d0 patch
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4248-1/ vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-16669?
CVE-2017-16669 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2017-16669?
To fix CVE-2017-16669, 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-2017-16669 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2017-16669 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. 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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