CVE-2017-17498

Description

WritePNMImage in coders/pnm.c in GraphicsMagick 1.3.26 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (bit_stream.c MagickBitStreamMSBWrite heap-based buffer overflow and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted file.

Category

8.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.75% Top 30%
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/102158 vdb entry third party advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4321 vendor advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/06/msg00009.html mailing list
http://hg.code.sf.net/p/graphicsmagick/code/rev/f1c418ef0260 patch
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/01/msg00005.html mailing list
https://sourceforge.net/p/graphicsmagick/bugs/525/ issue tracking
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/4248-1/ vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-17498?
CVE-2017-17498 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2017-17498?
To fix CVE-2017-17498, 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-2017-17498 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2017-17498 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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