CVE-2017-17502 is a high-severity heap-based buffer over-read vulnerability in GraphicsMagick 1.3.26, specifically within the ReadCMYKImage function in coders/cmyk.c. This flaw, affecting Debian and GraphicsMagick distributions, can be triggered by processing a specially crafted file. With a CVSS score of 8.8, it poses a significant risk due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and potential for high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its severity, there is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (e.g., Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage, suggesting it is not widely known or exploited in the wild.
| Vendor | Product | Version(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 version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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.
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 records are not available for this CVE.