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CVE-2017-17500

ReadRGBImage in coders/rgb.c in GraphicsMagick 1.3.26 has a magick/import.c ImportRGBQuantumType...

8.8 HighFix available

ReadRGBImage in coders/rgb.c in GraphicsMagick 1.3.26 has a magick/import.c ImportRGBQuantumType heap-based buffer over-read via a crafted file.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

2.60%Up 0.5 points since Apr 14, 2021
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 8.8

ReadRGBImage in coders/rgb.c in GraphicsMagick 1.3.26 has a magick/import.c ImportRGBQuantumType heap-based buffer over-read via a crafted file.

Record
CVE-2017-17500
CVSS 3.0
8.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0
6.8 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness
CWE-125
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

ReadRGBImage in coders/rgb.c in GraphicsMagick 1.3.26 has a magick/import.c ImportRGBQuantumType heap-based buffer over-read via a crafted file.

Record
CVE-2017-17500
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-8661 No score

ReadRGBImage in coders/rgb.c in GraphicsMagick 1.3.26 has a magick/import.c ImportRGBQuantumType heap-based buffer over-read via a crafted file.

Record
EUVD-2017-8661
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-q3mh-6xj2-35cq 8.8

ReadRGBImage in coders/rgb.c in GraphicsMagick 1.3.26 has a magick/import.c ImportRGBQuantumType...

ReadRGBImage in coders/rgb.c in GraphicsMagick 1.3.26 has a magick/import.c ImportRGBQuantumType heap-based buffer over-read via a crafted file.

Record
GHSA-q3mh-6xj2-35cq
CVSS 3.0
8.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-125
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 8.8

ReadRGBImage in coders/rgb.c in GraphicsMagick 1.3.26 has a magick/import.c ImportRGBQuantumType heap-based buffer over-read via a crafted file.

Record
CVE-2017-17500
CVSS 3.0
8.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2017-17500 8.8

ReadRGBImage in coders/rgb.c in GraphicsMagick 1.3.26 has a magick/import.c ImportRGBQuantumType heap-based buffer over-read via a crafted file.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2017-17500
CVSS 3.0
8.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2017-17500 8.8

ReadRGBImage in coders/rgb.c in GraphicsMagick 1.3.26 has a magick/import.c ImportRGBQuantumType heap-based buffer over-read via a crafted file.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2017-17500
CVSS 3.0
8.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2018:0672-1 No score

Security update for GraphicsMagick

This update for GraphicsMagick fixes the following issues:

Security issues fixed:

  • CVE-2017-9405: A memory leak in the ReadICONImage function was fixed that could lead to DoS via memory exhaustion (bsc#1042911)
  • CVE-2017-11528: ReadDIBImage in coders/dib.c allows remote attackers to cause DoS via memory exhaustion (bsc#1050119)
  • CVE-2017-11533: A information leak by 1 byte due to heap-based buffer over-read in the WriteUILImage() in coders/uil.c was fixed (bsc#1050132)
  • CVE-2017-12663: A memory leak in WriteMAPImage in coders/map.c was fixed that could lead to a DoS via memory exhaustion (bsc#1052754)
  • CVE-2017-17682: A large loop vulnerability was fixed in ExtractPostscript in coders/wpg.c, which allowed attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU exhaustion) (bsc#1072898)
  • CVE-2017-17500: A heap-based buffer overflow (read) in the ImportRGBQuantumType was fixed. (bsc#1077737)
Record
SUSE-SU-2018:0672-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUSN-4248-1 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 or other unspecified impact.

Record
USN-4248-1
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
graphicsmagick
Debian:12
 before 1.3.27-1
1.3.27-1
graphicsmagick
Debian:13
 before 1.3.27-1
1.3.27-1
graphicsmagick
Debian:14
 before 1.3.27-1
1.3.27-1
graphicsmagick
Debian:7
From an advisory covering 8 CVEs
 before 1.3.16-1.1+deb7u16, plus listed versions
1.3.16-1.11.3.16-1.1+deb7u11.3.16-1.1+deb7u101.3.16-1.1+deb7u111.3.16-1.1+deb7u12
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1.3.16-1.1+deb7u131.3.16-1.1+deb7u141.3.16-1.1+deb7u151.3.16-1.1+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+deb7u71.3.16-1.1+deb7u81.3.16-1.1+deb7u9
1.3.16-1.1+deb7u16
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 1.2.5-4.78.41.1
1.2.5-4.78.41.1
GraphicsMagick
SUSE:Studio Onsite 1.3
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
 before 1.2.5-4.78.41.1
1.2.5-4.78.41.1
graphicsmagick
Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS
 before 1.3.18-1ubuntu3.1+esm5, plus listed versions
1.3.16-1.1ubuntu21.3.16-1.1ubuntu31.3.18-1ubuntu31.3.18-1ubuntu3.11.3.18-1ubuntu3.1+esm11.3.18-1ubuntu3.1+esm21.3.18-1ubuntu3.1+esm31.3.18-1ubuntu3.1+esm4
1.3.18-1ubuntu3.1+esm5
graphicsmagick
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
 before 1.3.23-1ubuntu0.5, plus listed versions
1.3.21-31.3.23-11.3.23-1build11.3.23-1ubuntu0.11.3.23-1ubuntu0.21.3.23-1ubuntu0.31.3.23-1ubuntu0.4
1.3.23-1ubuntu0.5
graphicsmagick
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
From an advisory covering 10 CVEs
 before 1.3.23-1ubuntu0.5, plus listed versions
1.3.21-31.3.23-11.3.23-1build11.3.23-1ubuntu0.11.3.23-1ubuntu0.21.3.23-1ubuntu0.31.3.23-1ubuntu0.4
1.3.23-1ubuntu0.5

History

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In short

CVE-2017-17500 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Graphicsmagick, published December 11, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.60%, the 85th percentile. Fixed in graphicsmagick 1.3.27-1.

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