GraphicsMagick 1.3.26 is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability found in the "Display visual image directory" feature of the DescribeImage() function of the magick/describe.c file. One possible way to trigger the vulnerability is to run the identify command on a specially crafted MIFF format file with the verbose flag.
CVE-2017-16352
Score 8.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2022-05-24. NVD baseline CVSS 8.8; sources differ by 0.0.
- High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v3
- 8.8
- EG Score
- 8.8(medium)
- EPSS
- 96.2%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
November 1, 2017
Last Modified
May 13, 2026
References (18)
- cve@mitreftp://ftp.graphicsmagick.org/pub/GraphicsMagick/snapshots/ChangeLog.txt
- cve@mitrehttp://hg.graphicsmagick.org/hg/GraphicsMagick?cmd=changeset%3Bnode=7292230dd185
- cve@mitrehttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101658
- cve@mitrehttps://blogs.securiteam.com/index.php/archives/3494
- cve@mitrehttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/11/msg00002.html
- cve@mitrehttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/08/msg00002.html
- cve@mitrehttps://usn.ubuntu.com/4232-1/
- cve@mitrehttps://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4321
- cve@mitrehttps://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43111/
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108ftp://ftp.graphicsmagick.org/pub/GraphicsMagick/snapshots/ChangeLog.txt
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://hg.graphicsmagick.org/hg/GraphicsMagick?cmd=changeset%3Bnode=7292230dd185
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101658
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://blogs.securiteam.com/index.php/archives/3494
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/11/msg00002.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/08/msg00002.html
Patch Availability(1)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu | libgraphicsmagick1-dev (1.3.23-1ubuntu0.4) @ xenial | 2026-05-22 | ubuntu |
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Publicly available exploits
(1 reference)Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 Exploit-DB entry). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.
- Exploit-DBEDB-43111First seen Nov 3, 2017
GraphicsMagick - Memory Disclosure / Heap Overflow
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