CVE-2017-11403
Status: ModifiedHigh (8.8)—
The ReadMNGImage function in coders/png.c in GraphicsMagick 1.3.26 has an out-of-order CloseBlob call, resulting in a use-after-free via a crafted file.
CVSS
- Version: 3.0
- Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Base score: 8.8
Exploitation probability (EPSS)
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 28%
- Percentile among all scored CVEs: 98
- Score date: 10/7/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).
Affected technologies (1)
CWEs
- CWE-416
References
- http://hg.code.sf.net/p/graphicsmagick/code/rev/d0a76868ca37
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/07/12/graphicsmagick-use-after-free-in-closeblob-blob-c/
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/08/msg00002.html
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4206-1/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4321
- http://hg.code.sf.net/p/graphicsmagick/code/rev/d0a76868ca37
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/07/12/graphicsmagick-use-after-free-in-closeblob-blob-c/
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/08/msg00002.html
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4206-1/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4321
Raw JSON (NVD)
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