# CVE-2017-10794: When GraphicsMagick 1.3.25 processes an RGB TIFF picture (with metadata indicating a single sample per pixel) in coders/tiff.c, a buffer ove

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2017-07-02 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

When GraphicsMagick 1.3.25 processes an RGB TIFF picture (with metadata indicating a single sample per pixel) in coders/tiff.c, a buffer overflow occurs, related to QuantumTransferMode.

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## Related

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## References

- https://sourceforge.net/p/graphicsmagick/code/ci/a20bee0a0ad216aa11a2be3de63b60ca6bef4106/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4321
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99355
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4206-1/

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