CVE-2017-16352

GraphicsMagick: Heap based buffer over-write in DescribeImage() function of the magick/describe.c or magick/image.c

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Severity

Low

Red Hat Product Security

3.3

CVSS 3.0

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Published · November 1, 2017

Updated · May 13, 2026

Description

GraphicsMagick 1.3.26 is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability found in the "Display visual image directory" feature of the DescribeImage() function of the magick/describe.c file. One possible way to trigger the vulnerability is to run the identify command on a specially crafted MIFF format file with the verbose flag.

CVSS score applicability

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Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.0 · 3.3
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

CWE-119 · Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer