CVE-2017-16546
ImageMagick Denial of Service/Uninitialized Data Access Vulnerability
Description
The ReadWPGImage function in coders/wpg.c in ImageMagick 7.0.7-9 does not properly validate the colormap index in a WPG palette, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (use of uninitialized data or invalid memory allocation) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a malformed WPG file.
INFO
Published Date :
Nov. 5, 2017, 10:29 p.m.
Last Modified :
Oct. 22, 2020, 7:20 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
2.8
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2017-16546
vulnerability.
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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2017-16546.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/2130bf6f89ded32ef0c88a11694f107c52566c53 | Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory |
| https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/e04cf3e9524f50ca336253513d977224e083b816 | Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory |
| https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/851 | Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory |
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/3681-1/ | Third Party Advisory |
| https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4040 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4074 | Third Party Advisory |
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CVE-2017-16546 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Reanalysis by [email protected]
Oct. 22, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed CVSS V3 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/e04cf3e9524f50ca336253513d977224e083b816 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/e04cf3e9524f50ca336253513d977224e083b816 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Apr. 16, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Reference Type https://usn.ubuntu.com/3681-1/ No Types Assigned https://usn.ubuntu.com/3681-1/ Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4074 No Types Assigned https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4074 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4040 No Types Assigned https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4040 Third Party Advisory Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:17.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jun. 14, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/3681-1/ [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Dec. 30, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4074 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 19, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4040 [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Nov. 07, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/851 No Types Assigned https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/851 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/e04cf3e9524f50ca336253513d977224e083b816 No Types Assigned https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/e04cf3e9524f50ca336253513d977224e083b816 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/2130bf6f89ded32ef0c88a11694f107c52566c53 No Types Assigned https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/2130bf6f89ded32ef0c88a11694f107c52566c53 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory Added CWE CWE-119 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:7.0.7-9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2017-16546 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2017-16546
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
3.01 }} 0.86%
score
0.91241
percentile