CVE-2017-14165 describes a remote denial-of-service vulnerability in GraphicsMagick versions prior to 1.3.27. The flaw resides in the ReadSUNImage function, where excessive memory allocation can occur due to reliance on an untrusted length field in a SUN image header, leading to resource exhaustion. With a CVSS score of 6.5 (Medium), this vulnerability can be exploited remotely with low attack complexity, requiring user interaction to trigger a denial of service. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.3.26CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:graphicsmagick:graphicsmagick:1.3.26:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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