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CVE-2017-17915

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-17915 describes a heap-based buffer over-read vulnerability in GraphicsMagick 1.4 snapshot-20171217 Q8, specifically within the ReadMNGImage function in coders/png.c, affecting Debian and GraphicsMagick installations. This vulnerability carries a high CVSS score of 8.8, indicating a critical risk due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and high potential for confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts, though user interaction is required. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
1.3.27CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:graphicsmagick:graphicsmagick:1.3.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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
1.83%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
76.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0183 is in the 75th percentile among its peer group of 14,875 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

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

hg.graphicsmagick.org / hg/GraphicsMagick/rev/1721f1b7e67a
PatchVendor Advisory
lists.debian.org / debian-lts-announce/2018/01/msg00005.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.debian.org / debian-lts-announce/2018/06/msg00009.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
sourceforge.net / p/graphicsmagick/bugs/535
Issue TrackingVendor Advisory
usn.ubuntu.com / 4266-1
debian.org / security/2018/dsa-4321
Third Party Advisory