CVE-2017-16669 Memory corruption in n/a

What is CVE-2017-16669?

CVE-2017-16669 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 9 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

coders/wpg.c in GraphicsMagick 1.3.26 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted file, related to the AcquireCacheNexus function in magick/pixel_cache.c.

Weakness: CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-16669?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Debian Debian Linux, Graphicsmagick Graphicsmagick.

How do I fix CVE-2017-16669?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2017-16669 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-16669 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2017-16669, DLA-1168-1, GHSA-4vcq-r7hf-36w7, UBUNTU-CVE-2017-16669.