GraphicsMagick CVE-2017-14997 Denial of Service Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	101183
Class:	Failure to Handle Exceptional Conditions
CVE:	CVE-2017-14997
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Oct 03 2017 12:00AM
Updated:	Oct 03 2017 12:00AM
Credit:	Kirit Sankar Gupta.
Vulnerable:	GraphicsMagick GraphicsMagick 1.3.26
Not Vulnerable:

GraphicsMagick CVE-2017-14997 Denial of Service Vulnerability

GraphicsMagick is prone to a remote denial-of-service vulnerability.

Attackers can exploit this issue to cause denial-of-service conditions.

GraphicsMagick 1.3.26 is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.

GraphicsMagick CVE-2017-14997 Denial of Service Vulnerability

The researcher who discovered this issue has created a proof-of-concept. Please see the references for more information.

GraphicsMagick CVE-2017-14997 Denial of Service Vulnerability

Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references or vendor advisory for more information.

GraphicsMagick CVE-2017-14997 Denial of Service Vulnerability

References:

• #511 Memory Allocation error due to malformed image file (Sourceforge)
  
• GraphicsMagick Homepage (GraphicsMagick)
  
• PICT: Avoid unsigned underflow leading to astonishingly large allocation request (Graphicsmagick)
  
• PICT: Avoid unsigned underflow leading to astonishingly large allocation request (Sourceforge)