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CVE-2017-16352

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-16352 is a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in GraphicsMagick 1.3.26, specifically within the DescribeImage() function, affecting Debian and GraphicsMagick installations. This high-severity vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) can be triggered remotely with low complexity by processing a specially crafted MIFF file, potentially leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed on CISA's KEV catalog and lacking significant community discussion or media coverage, an exploit is publicly available on ExploitDB.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
1.3.26CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:graphicsmagick:graphicsmagick:1.3.26:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

8.8HIGH

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
14.51%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
96.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-43111 · Nov 3, 2017
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.1451 is in the 96th percentile among its peer group of 14,825 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.1 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Patches (4)

redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: ImageMagick
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: ImageMagick
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: ImageMagick
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2Fixed in: ImageMagick

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2017-16352Low

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

Nov 1, 2017

References

ftp.graphicsmagick.org / pub/GraphicsMagick/snapshots/ChangeLog.txt
Release NotesVendor Advisory
hg.graphicsmagick.org / hg/GraphicsMagick
blogs.securiteam.com / index.php/archives/3494
ExploitThird Party Advisory
lists.debian.org / debian-lts-announce/2017/11/msg00002.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.debian.org / debian-lts-announce/2018/08/msg00002.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
usn.ubuntu.com / 4232-1
debian.org / security/2018/dsa-4321
Third Party Advisory
exploit-db.com / exploits/43111
ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securityfocus.com / bid/101658
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry