CVE-2017-13777
Status: ModifiedMedium (6.5)—
GraphicsMagick 1.3.26 has a denial of service issue in ReadXBMImage() in a coders/xbm.c "Read hex image data" version==10 case that results in the reader not returning; it would cause large amounts of CPU and memory consumption although the crafted file itself does not request it.
CVSS
- Version: 3.0
- Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- Base score: 6.5
Exploitation probability (EPSS)
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 2.13%
- Percentile among all scored CVEs: 81
- 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 (2)
CWEs
- CWE-834
References
- http://hg.code.sf.net/p/graphicsmagick/code/rev/233a720bfd5e
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/08/31/1
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100575
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/08/msg00002.html
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4222-1/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4321
- http://hg.code.sf.net/p/graphicsmagick/code/rev/233a720bfd5e
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/08/31/1
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100575
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/08/msg00002.html
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4222-1/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4321
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