Integer Underflow Affecting graphicsmagick package, versions <1.3.18-1ubuntu3.1+esm4


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.64% (88th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1404-GRAPHICSMAGICK-352422
  • published4 Oct 2017
  • disclosed4 Oct 2017

Introduced: 4 Oct 2017

CVE-2017-14997  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-191  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:14.04 graphicsmagick to version 1.3.18-1ubuntu3.1+esm4 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream graphicsmagick package and not the graphicsmagick package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:14.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

GraphicsMagick 1.3.26 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (excessive memory allocation) because of an integer underflow in ReadPICTImage in coders/pict.c.