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CVE-2017-18220

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-18220 is a use-after-free vulnerability in GraphicsMagick versions prior to 1.3.27, specifically within the ReadOneJNGImage and ReadJNGImage functions in coders/png.c. This flaw allows remote attackers to trigger a denial of service or potentially achieve other unspecified impacts by processing a specially crafted JNG image file. With a CVSS score of 8.8 (High), it presents a significant risk due to its network attack vector and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, requiring user interaction. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
1.3.26CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:graphicsmagick:graphicsmagick:1.3.26:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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
3.71%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
88.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0371 is in the 88th 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

Vendor Patches (1)

redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Fixed in: GraphicsMagick

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2017-18220Low

GraphicsMagick: Use after free in ReadOneJNGImage and ReadJNGImage functions in coders/png.c allow an attacker to cause a denial of service via crafted file

Mar 6, 2018

References

hg.graphicsmagick.org / hg/GraphicsMagick/rev/98721124e51f
Patch
lists.debian.org / debian-lts-announce/2018/03/msg00025.html
lists.debian.org / debian-lts-announce/2018/08/msg00002.html
lists.fedoraproject.org / archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PF62B5PJA2JDUOCKJGUQO3SPL74BEYSV
lists.fedoraproject.org / archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/WHIKB4TP6KBJWT2UIPWL5MWMG5QXKGEJ
sourceforge.net / p/graphicsmagick/bugs/438
ExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
debian.org / security/2018/dsa-4321
securityfocus.com / bid/103276
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry