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CVE-2017-11636

GraphicsMagick 1.3.26 has a heap overflow in the WriteRGBImage() function in coders/rgb.c when...

9.8 CriticalFix available

GraphicsMagick 1.3.26 has a heap overflow in the WriteRGBImage() function in coders/rgb.c when processing multiple frames that have non-identical widths.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

3.09%Up 1.8 points since Apr 14, 2021
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 9.8

GraphicsMagick 1.3.26 has a heap overflow in the WriteRGBImage() function in coders/rgb.c when processing multiple frames that have non-identical widths.

Record
CVE-2017-11636
CVSS 3.0
9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0
7.5 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness
CWE-119
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

GraphicsMagick 1.3.26 has a heap overflow in the WriteRGBImage() function in coders/rgb.c when processing multiple frames that have non-identical widths.

Record
CVE-2017-11636
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-3248 No score

GraphicsMagick 1.3.26 has a heap overflow in the WriteRGBImage() function in coders/rgb.c when processing multiple frames that have non-identical widths.

Record
EUVD-2017-3248
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-w35m-mj4p-jp8q 9.8

GraphicsMagick 1.3.26 has a heap overflow in the WriteRGBImage() function in coders/rgb.c when...

GraphicsMagick 1.3.26 has a heap overflow in the WriteRGBImage() function in coders/rgb.c when processing multiple frames that have non-identical widths.

Record
GHSA-w35m-mj4p-jp8q
CVSS 3.0
9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-119
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 9.8

GraphicsMagick 1.3.26 has a heap overflow in the WriteRGBImage() function in coders/rgb.c when processing multiple frames that have non-identical widths.

Record
CVE-2017-11636
CVSS 3.0
9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2017-11636 9.8

GraphicsMagick 1.3.26 has a heap overflow in the WriteRGBImage() function in coders/rgb.c when processing multiple frames that have non-identical widths.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2017-11636
CVSS 3.0
9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2017-11636 9.8

GraphicsMagick 1.3.26 has a heap overflow in the WriteRGBImage() function in coders/rgb.c when processing multiple frames that have non-identical widths.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2017-11636
CVSS 3.0
9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2017:2229-1 No score

Security update for GraphicsMagick

This update for GraphicsMagick fixes the following issues:

Security issues fixed:

  • CVE-2017-8350: The PNG/JNG decoder recieved an incremental fix, fixing some related issues in the same code. (bsc#1036985)
  • CVE-2017-9439: A memory leak was found in the function ReadPDBImage incoders/pdb.c (bsc#1042826)
  • CVE-2017-9501: An assertion failure could cause a denial of service via a crafted file (bsc#1043289)
  • CVE-2017-11403: The ReadMNGImage function in coders/png.c has an out-of-order CloseBlob call, resulting in a use-after-free via a crafted file (bsc#1049072)
  • CVE-2017-11643: A heap overflow in WriteCMYKImage()function in coders/cmyk.c was fixed (bsc#1050611)
  • CVE-2017-11636: A heap overflow in WriteRGBImage() in coders/rgb.c was fixed (bsc#1050674)
Record
SUSE-SU-2017:2229-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUSN-4206-1 No score

graphicsmagick vulnerabilities

It was discovered that GraphicsMagick incorrectly handled certain image files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2017-10794, CVE-2017-10799, CVE-2017-11102, CVE-2017-11140, CVE-2017-11403, CVE-2017-11636, CVE-2017-11637, CVE-2017-13147, CVE-2017-14042, CVE-2017-6335)

Record
USN-4206-1
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
graphicsmagick
Debian:12
before 1.3.26-4
1.3.26-4
graphicsmagick
Debian:13
before 1.3.26-4
1.3.26-4
graphicsmagick
Debian:14
before 1.3.26-4
1.3.26-4
graphicsmagick
Debian:7
From an advisory covering 10 CVEs
before 1.3.16-1.1+deb7u8, plus listed versions
1.3.16-1.11.3.16-1.1+deb7u11.3.16-1.1+deb7u21.3.16-1.1+deb7u31.3.16-1.1+deb7u41.3.16-1.1+deb7u51.3.16-1.1+deb7u61.3.16-1.1+deb7u7
1.3.16-1.1+deb7u8
graphicsmagick
Debian:8
From an advisory covering 27 CVEs
before 1.3.20-3+deb8u3, plus listed versions
1.3.20-3+deb8u11.3.20-3+deb8u2
1.3.20-3+deb8u3
graphicsmagick
Debian:9
From an advisory covering 56 CVEs
before 1.3.30+hg15796-1~deb9u1, plus listed versions
1.3.25-81.3.26-11.3.26-101.3.26-111.3.26-12
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1.3.26-131.3.26-141.3.26-151.3.26-161.3.26-171.3.26-181.3.26-191.3.26-21.3.26-31.3.26-41.3.26-51.3.26-61.3.26-71.3.26-81.3.26-91.3.27-11.3.27-21.3.27-31.3.27-41.3.28-11.3.28-21.3.29+hg15665-11.3.29-11.3.30-1
1.3.30+hg15796-1~deb9u1
GraphicsMagick
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 1.2.5-4.78.9.1
1.2.5-4.78.9.1
GraphicsMagick
SUSE:Studio Onsite 1.3
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 1.2.5-4.78.9.1
1.2.5-4.78.9.1
graphicsmagick
Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS
before 1.3.18-1ubuntu3.1+esm2, plus listed versions
1.3.16-1.1ubuntu21.3.16-1.1ubuntu31.3.18-1ubuntu31.3.18-1ubuntu3.11.3.18-1ubuntu3.1+esm1
1.3.18-1ubuntu3.1+esm2
graphicsmagick
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
before 1.3.23-1ubuntu0.2, plus listed versions
1.3.21-31.3.23-11.3.23-1build11.3.23-1ubuntu0.1
1.3.23-1ubuntu0.2
graphicsmagick
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
From an advisory covering 10 CVEs
before 1.3.23-1ubuntu0.2, plus listed versions
1.3.21-31.3.23-11.3.23-1build11.3.23-1ubuntu0.1
1.3.23-1ubuntu0.2

History

History
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In short

CVE-2017-11636 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Graphicsmagick, published July 26, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.09%, the 87th percentile. Fixed in graphicsmagick 1.3.26-4.

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