CVE-2017-14042 — MEDIUM (6.5)

Vulnerability Description

A memory allocation failure was discovered in the ReadPNMImage function in coders/pnm.c in GraphicsMagick 1.3.26. The vulnerability causes a big memory allocation, which may lead to remote denial of service in the MagickRealloc function in magick/memory.c.

CVSS Score

6.5

MEDIUM

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

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

REQUIRED

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality

NONE

Integrity

NONE

Availability

HIGH

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Graphicsmagick	Graphicsmagick	1.3.26

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-119

References

http://hg.code.sf.net/p/graphicsmagick/code/rev/3bbf7a13643dIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100556Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/08/28/graphicsmagick-memory-allocation-failureExploitPatchThird Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4206-1/
http://hg.code.sf.net/p/graphicsmagick/code/rev/3bbf7a13643dIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100556Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/08/28/graphicsmagick-memory-allocation-failureExploitPatchThird Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4206-1/

FAQ

What is CVE-2017-14042?

CVE-2017-14042 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.5 (MEDIUM). A memory allocation failure was discovered in the ReadPNMImage function in coders/pnm.c in GraphicsMagick 1.3.26. The vulnerability causes a big memory allocation, which may lead to remote denial of s...

How severe is CVE-2017-14042?

CVE-2017-14042 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 6.5/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2017-14042?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Graphicsmagick Graphicsmagick.