CVE-2017-16669
Publication date 9 November 2017
Last updated 24 July 2024
Ubuntu priority
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.
From the Ubuntu Security Team
It was discovered that GraphicsMagick incorrectly handled certain image files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or other unspecified impact.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| graphicsmagick | 22.04 LTS jammy |
Not affected
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| 20.04 LTS focal |
Not affected
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| 18.04 LTS bionic |
Not affected
|
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| 16.04 LTS xenial |
Fixed 1.3.23-1ubuntu0.5
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| 14.04 LTS trusty |
Fixed 1.3.18-1ubuntu3.1+esm5
|
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| Package | Patch details |
|---|---|
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Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score |
8.8 · High
|
| Attack vector | Network |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | Required |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | High |
| Integrity impact | High |
| Availability impact | High |
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
References
Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)
- USN-4248-1
- GraphicsMagick vulnerabilities
- 22 January 2020
Other references
- https://sourceforge.net/p/graphicsmagick/bugs/450/
- http://hg.code.sf.net/p/graphicsmagick/code/rev/135bdcb88b8d
- http://hg.code.sf.net/p/graphicsmagick/code/rev/1b9e64a8901e
- http://hg.code.sf.net/p/graphicsmagick/code/rev/2a21cda3145b
- http://hg.code.sf.net/p/graphicsmagick/code/rev/2b7c826d36af
- http://hg.code.sf.net/p/graphicsmagick/code/rev/3dc7b4e3779d
- http://hg.code.sf.net/p/graphicsmagick/code/rev/75245a215fff
- http://hg.code.sf.net/p/graphicsmagick/code/rev/e8086faa52d0
- http://hg.code.sf.net/p/graphicsmagick/code/rev/fcd3ed3394f6
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-16669