CVE-2017-6363

Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 4
Modified
Published: 27 Feb 2020, 04:06
Last modified:05 Aug 2024, 15:25

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
medium
42/100
CVSS Score
8.1 HIGH
v3.1 (nvd)
EPSS Score
0.42% LOW
0% probability 0.00%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
1 found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

27 Feb 2020, 04:06
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
05 Aug 2024, 15:25
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

In the GD Graphics Library (aka LibGD) through 2.2.5, there is a heap-based buffer over-read in tiffWriter in gd_tiff.c. NOTE: the vendor says "In my opinion this issue should not have a CVE, since the GD and GD2 formats are documented to be 'obsolete, and should only be used for development and testing purposes.'

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.1•HIGH•Score: 8.1CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
  • v2.0•MEDIUM•Score: 5.8AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 0.42%• Percentile: 62%

Techniques & Countermeasures

  • CWE-125•Out-of-bounds Read

    The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.

Affected Systems

  • libgd•libgd

    ≤ 2.2.5

References (1)