CVE-2017-18231 — MEDIUM (6.5)

Vulnerability Description

An issue was discovered in GraphicsMagick 1.3.26. A NULL pointer dereference vulnerability was found in the function ReadEnhMetaFile in coders/emf.c, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted file.

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
Debian	Debian Linux	7.0

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-476

References

http://hg.graphicsmagick.org/hg/GraphicsMagick/rev/ea074081678bPatchVendor Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/03/msg00025.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/08/msg00002.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://sourceforge.net/p/graphicsmagick/bugs/475/Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4266-1/
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4321Third Party Advisory
http://hg.graphicsmagick.org/hg/GraphicsMagick/rev/ea074081678bPatchVendor Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/03/msg00025.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/08/msg00002.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://sourceforge.net/p/graphicsmagick/bugs/475/Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4266-1/
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4321Third Party Advisory

FAQ

What is CVE-2017-18231?

CVE-2017-18231 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.5 (MEDIUM). An issue was discovered in GraphicsMagick 1.3.26. A NULL pointer dereference vulnerability was found in the function ReadEnhMetaFile in coders/emf.c, which allows attackers to cause a denial of servic...

How severe is CVE-2017-18231?

CVE-2017-18231 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-2017-18231?

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