CVE-2017-16353 Information disclosure in n/a
An attacker can disclose sensitive memory information by tricking a user into opening a specially crafted MIFF image file.
- 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-2017-16353?
CVE-2017-16353 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 1 Nov 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
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.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-16353?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Debian Debian Linux, Graphicsmagick Graphicsmagick.
How do I fix CVE-2017-16353?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2017-16353 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-16353 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in Debian Debian Linux
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2017-16353, GHSA-whcq-5grp-h63j, UBUNTU-CVE-2017-16353.