CVE-2017-15277 Information disclosure in n/a
Attackers can leak sensitive process memory via uninitialized palette data when processing malformed GIF files in ImageMagick or GraphicsMagick.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2017-15277?
CVE-2017-15277 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Graphicsmagick Graphicsmagick, published on 12 Oct 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
ReadGIFImage in coders/gif.c in ImageMagick 7.0.6-1 and GraphicsMagick 1.3.26 leaves the palette uninitialized when processing a GIF file that has neither a global nor local palette. If the affected product is used as a library loaded into a process that operates on interesting data, this data sometimes can be leaked via the uninitialized palette.
Weakness: CWE-200
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-15277?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Graphicsmagick Graphicsmagick, Imagemagick Imagemagick.
How do I fix CVE-2017-15277?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2017-15277 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-15277 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.
Other vulnerabilities in Graphicsmagick Graphicsmagick
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2017-15277, GHSA-844h-5pcp-3xmc, UBUNTU-CVE-2017-15277.