# 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.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **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:** Yes
- **Published:** 1 Nov 2017
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2017-16353, GHSA-whcq-5grp-h63j, UBUNTU-CVE-2017-16353

## 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.

Weakness: CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor), CWE-125 (Out-of-bounds Read)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-16353?

It affects 2 products.


Products: 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:

- GraphicsMagick - Memory Disclosure / Heap Overflow (exploitdb)

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## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-16353 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-16353 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Debian Debian Linux. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-16353/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-16353/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-16353
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-16353
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-16353

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