CVE-2017-16669

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Summary

CVECVE-2017-16669
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-11-09 00:29:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-20 01:37:25 UTC
Descriptioncoders/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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 8.8 HIGH from [email protected]

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Problem Types: CWE-119 | n/a

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary8.8HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary6.8AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 7.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 8.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 9.0 All All All
Application Graphicsmagick Graphicsmagick 1.3.26 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Mercurial Repository: p/graphicsmagick/code: changeset 15246:2b7c826d36af af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 hg.code.sf.net Patch
Mercurial Repository: p/graphicsmagick/code: changeset 15248:fcd3ed3394f6 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 hg.code.sf.net Patch
Mercurial Repository: p/graphicsmagick/code: changeset 15249:135bdcb88b8d af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 hg.code.sf.net Patch
Mercurial Repository: p/graphicsmagick/code: changeset 15245:e8086faa52d0 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 hg.code.sf.net Patch
[SECURITY] [DLA 1401-1] graphicsmagick security update af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.debian.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Mercurial Repository: p/graphicsmagick/code: changeset 15161:3dc7b4e3779d af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 hg.code.sf.net Patch
[SECURITY] [DLA 1168-1] graphicsmagick security update af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.debian.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Mercurial Repository: p/graphicsmagick/code: changeset 15250:2a21cda3145b af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 hg.code.sf.net Patch
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-4321-1 graphicsmagick af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org Third Party Advisory
USN-4248-1: GraphicsMagick vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 usn.ubuntu.com
GraphicsMagick / Bugs / #450 Heap buffer overflow in AcquireCacheNexus() af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 sourceforge.net Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
Mercurial Repository: p/graphicsmagick/code: changeset 15247:75245a215fff af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 hg.code.sf.net Patch
GraphicsMagick CVE-2017-16669 Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Mercurial Repository: p/graphicsmagick/code: changeset 15251:1b9e64a8901e af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 hg.code.sf.net Patch
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NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 500986 Alpine Linux Security Update for graphicsmagick
  • 504910 Alpine Linux Security Update for graphicsmagick
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