CVE-2017-16353
GraphicsMagick: memory information disclosure in DescribeImage function in magick/describe.c
Severity
LowRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.0
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Published · November 1, 2017
Updated · May 13, 2026
Description
GraphicsMagick 1.3.26 is vulnerable to a memory information disclosure vulnerability found in the DescribeImage function of the magick/describe.c file, because of a heap-based buffer over-read. The portion of the code containing the vulnerability is responsible for printing the IPTC Profile information contained in the image. This vulnerability can be triggered with a specially crafted MIFF file. There is an out-of-bounds buffer dereference because certain increments are never checked.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.0 · 3.3CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
CWE-200 · Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor