# CVE-2017-16353: GraphicsMagick 1.3.26 is vulnerable to a memory information disclosure vulnerability found in the DescribeImage function of the magick/descr

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB
- Published: 2017-11-01 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

GraphicsMagick 1.3.26 is vulnerable to a memory information disclosure vulnerability found in the DescribeImage function of the magick/describe.c file, because of a heap-based buffer over-read. The portion of the code containing the vulnerability is responsible for printing the IPTC Profile information contained in the image. This vulnerability can be triggered with a specially crafted MIFF file. There is an out-of-bounds buffer dereference because certain increments are never checked.

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## References

- http://hg.graphicsmagick.org/hg/GraphicsMagick?cmd=changeset%3Bnode=e4e1c2a581d8
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101653
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43111/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4321
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/06/msg00009.html
- https://blogs.securiteam.com/index.php/archives/3494
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/11/msg00002.html
- ftp://ftp.graphicsmagick.org/pub/GraphicsMagick/snapshots/ChangeLog.txt
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4232-1/
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43111

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