CVE-2017-14165 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The ReadSUNImage function in coders/sun.c in GraphicsMagick 1.3.26 has an issue where memory allocation is excessive because it depends only on a length field in a header. This may lead to remote denial of service in the MagickMalloc function in magick/memory.c.

Published: 2017-09-06

Score: 6.5 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:graphicsmagick:graphicsmagick:1.3.26:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2017-5675	The ReadSUNImage function in coders/sun.c in GraphicsMagick 1.3.26 has an issue where memory allocation is excessive because it depends only on a length field in a header. This may lead to remote denial of service in the MagickMalloc function in magick/memory.c.
Ubuntu USN	USN-4232-1	GraphicsMagick vulnerabilities

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00642.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://hg.code.sf.net/p/graphicsmagick/code/rev/493da54370aa
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100678
https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/09/06/graphicsmagick-memory-allocation-failure-in-magickmalloc-memory-c-2/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4232-1/

History

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Subscriptions

Graphicsmagick Graphicsmagick

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-09-06T18:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-05T19:20:40.673Z

Reserved: 2017-09-06T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-14165

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-09-06T18:29:00.240

Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033

Link: CVE-2017-14165

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-119

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