UBUNTU-CVE-2017-14165

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2017-14165

    Published: 6 Sept 2017Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2017-14165
    Aliases:
    USN-4232-1

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-14165, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/09/06/4, http://hg.code.sf.net/p/graphicsmagick/code/rev/493da54370aa, https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/09/06/graphicsmagick-memory-allocation-failure-in-magickmalloc-memory-c-2/, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4232-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-14165

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: graphicsmagick

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]+esm4?arch=source&distro=trusty/esm

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1.3.18-1ubuntu3.1+esm4

    Affected versions

    1.3.16-1.1ubuntu2
    1.3.16-1.1ubuntu3
    1.3.18-1ubuntu3
    1.3.18-1ubuntu3.1
    1.3.18-1ubuntu3.1+esm1
    1.3.18-1ubuntu3.1+esm2
    1.3.18-1ubuntu3.1+esm3

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
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    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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