Stack-Based Buffer Over-Read in GraphicsMagick WebP Processing
CVE-2017-17913

8.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Graphicsmagick

Status
Graphicsmagick
Vendor
CVE Published:
27 December 2017

What is CVE-2017-17913?

A stack-based buffer over-read vulnerability exists in the WriteWEBPImage function of GraphicsMagick 1.4 snapshot-20171217 Q8. This issue arises from an incompatibility with certain versions of libwebp (0.5.0 and later), which utilize a different structure type. As a consequence, exploiting this vulnerability could lead to unintended memory access and potential leakage of sensitive information, impacting application stability and security.

References

https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4321
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https://sourceforge.net/p/graphicsmagick/bugs/536/
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http://hg.graphicsmagick.org/hg/GraphicsMagick/rev/6dda3c...
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
8.8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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