HOMEVULNERABILITIESCVE-2017-17912
HIGH

CVE-2017-17912

CWE-125Published: December 27, 2017· Updated: Jun 17, 2026

8.8
CVSS v3.1

Official Description

In GraphicsMagick 1.4 snapshot-20171217 Q8, there is a heap-based buffer over-read in ReadNewsProfile in coders/tiff.c, in which LocaleNCompare reads heap data beyond the allocated region.

NVD Source

Technical Analysis

CVE-2017-17912 can be exploited remotely over the network without requiring physical or adjacent access, significantly expanding the attack surface for threat actors.

Exploitation does not require any privileges, though user interaction (Required) is needed, which slightly reduces the risk of mass automated attacks.

A successful exploit results in complete confidentiality breach (data exposure), full integrity compromise (data manipulation), availability disruption (denial of service), with a CVSS base score of 8.8.

CVSS v3.1 Vector Breakdown

Exploitability
Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges Req.None
User InteractionRequired
ScopeUnchanged
Impact
ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Vendors & Products

Debian1 product(s)
debian linux
graphicsmagick1 product(s)
graphicsmagick
Source: NVD CPE · 4 total CPE entries

Exploit & PoC Resources

NO KNOWN EXPLOITNo public exploit confirmed at this time
Exploit-DB
Offensive Security exploit database
GitHub PoC Search
Community PoC repositories
Rapid7 / Metasploit
Metasploit module search
PacketStorm
Security advisories & exploits
NVD Detail
Official NIST entry
MITRE CVE
CVE Program entry
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Official Patches & Advisories

PATCHhttp://hg.graphicsmagick.org/hg/GraphicsMagick/rev/0d871e813a4f
PATCHhttp://hg.graphicsmagick.org/hg/GraphicsMagick/rev/0d871e813a4f
ADVISORYhttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/01/msg00005.html
ADVISORYhttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/06/msg00009.html
ADVISORYhttps://sourceforge.net/p/graphicsmagick/bugs/533/
ADVISORYhttps://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4321
ADVISORYhttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/01/msg00005.html
ADVISORYhttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/06/msg00009.html
ADVISORYhttps://sourceforge.net/p/graphicsmagick/bugs/533/
ADVISORYhttps://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4321

All References (12)

→
http://hg.graphicsmagick.org/hg/GraphicsMagick/rev/0d871e813a4fPatch · Vendor Advisory
→
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/01/msg00005.htmlMailing List · Third Party Advisory
→
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/06/msg00009.htmlMailing List · Third Party Advisory
→
https://sourceforge.net/p/graphicsmagick/bugs/533/Issue Tracking · Vendor Advisory
→
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4266-1/
→
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4321Third Party Advisory
→
http://hg.graphicsmagick.org/hg/GraphicsMagick/rev/0d871e813a4fPatch · Vendor Advisory
→
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/01/msg00005.htmlMailing List · Third Party Advisory
→
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/06/msg00009.htmlMailing List · Third Party Advisory
→
https://sourceforge.net/p/graphicsmagick/bugs/533/Issue Tracking · Vendor Advisory
→
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4266-1/
→
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4321Third Party Advisory

Quick Facts

CVE IDCVE-2017-17912
CVSS Score8.8 / 10
SeverityHIGH
WeaknessCWE-125
CISA KEVNo
Affected2 vendor(s)
PublishedDec 27, 2017

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Recommended Actions

  • →Apply vendor patches immediately
  • →Monitor CVE-2017-17912 in threat intel feeds
  • →Review IDS/IPS signatures for exploitation attempts
Data sourced from NVD (NIST), CISA KEV, and EPSS (FIRST). Analysis generated by CTIWATCH.COM. CVE data is provided under the NVD usage policy.
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