High severity · published Aug 18, 2017
CVE-2017-12937
The ReadSUNImage function in coders/sun.c in GraphicsMagick 1.3.26 has a colormap heap-based buffer over-read
8.8
CVSS
2.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The ReadSUNImage function in coders/sun.c in GraphicsMagick 1.3.26 has a colormap heap-based buffer over-read.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)2.3% · higher than 83% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
8.0; 9.0 · source: NVD
GR
Graphicsmagick · Graphicsmagick
1.3.26 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-12937
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-12937
Issue Tracking
http://hg.code.sf.net/p/graphicsmagick/code/rev/95d00d55e978
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100442
Issue Tracking
https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/08/05/graphicsmagick-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-readsunimage-sun-c/
Mailing List
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/06/msg00009.html
lists.fedoraproject.org
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PF62B5PJA2JDUOCKJGUQO3SPL74BEYSV/
lists.fedoraproject.org
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/WHIKB4TP6KBJWT2UIPWL5MWMG5QXKGEJ/
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