8.8

CVE-2017-17915: debian debian_linux Out-of-bounds Read

CVSS: 8.8v3.0HighModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2017-17915DEBIAN-CVE-2017-17915
Published 26-12-2017Last modified 05-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2017-17915 is a high (CVSS 8.8) Out-of-bounds Read vulnerability in debian debian_linux. EPSS estimates a 1.83% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 78.5% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
36/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
8.8/10
010
High · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.83%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 5 · Related 2
DLA-1231-1DLA-1401-1DSA-4321-1SUSE-SU-2018:0413-1USN-4266-1

Timeline

  1. 26-12-2017
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

In GraphicsMagick 1.4 snapshot-20171217 Q8, there is a heap-based buffer over-read in ReadMNGImage in coders/png.c, related to accessing one byte before testing whether a limit has been reached.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

1.83%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

79%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 1.83% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
1.83%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Debian2 products
Graphicsmagick1 product
Ubuntu1 product
  • graphicsmagick< 1.3.18-1ubuntu3.1+esm6 | < 1.3.23-1ubuntu0.6

3 vendors · 4 products

References

10 links