CVE-2017-18229: debian debian_linux
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2017-18229 is a medium (CVSS 6.5) vulnerability in debian debian_linux. EPSS estimates a 2.27% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 82.7% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 5 · Related 2Timeline
- 14-03-2018PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 05-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
An issue was discovered in GraphicsMagick 1.3.26. An allocation failure vulnerability was found in the function ReadTIFFImage in coders/tiff.c, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted file, because file size is not properly used to restrict scanline, strip, and tile allocations.
CVSS metrics
4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated6.5MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated6.5MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
2.27%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
83%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 2.27% on 19-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
1 foundExploit Reference (hg.graphicsmagick.org)
Maturity: unknown
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Debian2 products
- graphicsmagick< 1.3.27-1
- debian_linuxEOL7.0 | 8.0 | 9.0
Graphicsmagick1 product
- graphicsmagick1.3.26
Ubuntu1 product
- graphicsmagick< 1.3.18-1ubuntu3.1+esm6 | < 1.3.23-1ubuntu0.6
3 vendors · 4 products
References
10 links- hg.graphicsmagick.org/hg/GraphicsMagick/rev/752c0b41fa32X Refsource CONFIRMExploitIssue TrackingThird Party AdvisoryREPORT
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/03/msg00025.htmlMailing ListX Refsource MLISTThird Party Advisory- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/08/msg00002.htmlMailing ListX Refsource MLISTThird Party Advisory