Is CVE-2017-17912 actively exploited?

CVE-2017-17912 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-04-20.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2017-17912?

CVE-2017-17912 has a CVSS score of 8.8 (HIGH severity). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

How do I patch CVE-2017-17912?

Patch guidance is available from graphicsmagick security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2017-17912.

Fix CVE-2017-17912 - HIGH graphicsmagick graphicsmagick

Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2017-17912?

4 products: graphicsmagick graphicsmagick, debian debian linux, debian debian linux, debian debian linux.

Description

In GraphicsMagick 1.4 snapshot-20171217 Q8, there is a heap-based buffer over-read in ReadNewsProfile in coders/tiff.c, in which LocaleNCompare reads heap data beyond the allocated region.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector: network
Complexity: low
Privileges: none
User Action: required
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: high
Integrity: high
Availability: high
Weaknesses: CWE-125 · Out-of-bounds Read

Metadata

Primary Vendor: GRAPHICSMAGICK
Published: 12/27/2017
Last Modified: 4/20/2025
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

graphicsmagick : graphicsmagickdebian : debian_linuxdebian : debian_linuxdebian : debian_linux

Remediation Guidance

Executive Summary

View on NIST NVD