Medium severity6.5NVD Advisory· Published Sep 6, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2017-14165
CVE-2017-14165
Description
The ReadSUNImage function in coders/sun.c in GraphicsMagick 1.3.26 has an issue where memory allocation is excessive because it depends only on a length field in a header. This may lead to remote denial of service in the MagickMalloc function in magick/memory.c.
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Affected products
4cpe:2.3:a:graphicsmagick:graphicsmagick:1.3.26:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:graphicsmagick:graphicsmagick:1.3.26:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: <=1.3.26
- osv-coords2 versionspkg:rpm/suse/GraphicsMagick&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2011%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/GraphicsMagick&distro=SUSE%20Studio%20Onsite%201.3
< 1.2.5-4.78.19.1+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: < 1.2.5-4.78.19.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.2.5-4.78.19.1
Patches
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References
4- hg.code.sf.net/p/graphicsmagick/code/rev/493da54370aanvdPatchThird Party Advisory
- blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/09/06/graphicsmagick-memory-allocation-failure-in-magickmalloc-memory-c-2/nvdPatchThird Party Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/100678nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- usn.ubuntu.com/4232-1/nvd
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