CVE-2017-10799: Medium severity GraphicsMagick Graphicsmagick vulnerability

Published Jul 3, 2017
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Updated

Last updated 25 August 2025

Other sources

When GraphicsMagick 1.3.25 processes a DPX image (with metadata indicating a large width) in coders/dpx.c, a denial of service (OOM) can occur in ReadDPXImage().

— Launchpad

Affected Software

17 affected componentsFixes available
GraphicsMagick Graphicsmagick=1.3.25
alpine/graphicsmagick<1.3.26-r0
1.3.26-r0
alpine/graphicsmagick<1.3.26-r0
1.3.26-r0
alpine/graphicsmagick<1.3.26-r0
1.3.26-r0
alpine/graphicsmagick<1.3.26-r0
1.3.26-r0
alpine/graphicsmagick<1.3.26-r0
1.3.26-r0
alpine/graphicsmagick<1.3.26-r0
1.3.26-r0
alpine/graphicsmagick<1.3.26-r0
1.3.26-r0
alpine/graphicsmagick<1.3.26-r0
1.3.26-r0
alpine/graphicsmagick<1.3.26-r0
1.3.26-r0
alpine/graphicsmagick<1.3.26-r0
1.3.26-r0
alpine/graphicsmagick<1.3.26-r0
1.3.26-r0
alpine/graphicsmagick<1.3.26-r0
1.3.26-r0
alpine/graphicsmagick<1.3.26-r0
1.3.26-r0
alpine/graphicsmagick<1.3.26-r0
1.3.26-r0
alpine/graphicsmagick<1.3.26-r0
1.3.26-r0
debian/graphicsmagick
1.4+really1.3.40-4+deb12u11.4+really1.3.45+hg17696-11.4+really1.3.49-1

Remediation

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

  1. Upgrade

    Upgrade alpine/graphicsmagick to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 1.3.26-r0
  2. Upgrade

    Upgrade debian/graphicsmagick to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 1.4+really1.3.40-4+deb12u1Fixed in 1.4+really1.3.45+hg17696-1Fixed in 1.4+really1.3.49-1

Event History

Jul 3, 2017
CVE Published
via MITRE·01:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·01:00 AM
Description
Data Sourced
via NVD·01:29 AM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software
Data Sourced
via OSV·01:29 AM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software

Parent advisories

This vulnerability appears in the following advisories.

Peer vulnerabilities

Found alongside the following vulnerabilities.

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2017-10799?

The severity of CVE-2017-10799 is classified as a denial of service (DoS) vulnerability.

2

How do I fix CVE-2017-10799?

To fix CVE-2017-10799, update GraphicsMagick to version 1.4+really1.3.36+hg16481-2+deb11u1 or later.

3

What version of GraphicsMagick is affected by CVE-2017-10799?

GraphicsMagick version 1.3.25 is affected by CVE-2017-10799.

4

What kind of vulnerability is CVE-2017-10799?

CVE-2017-10799 is a denial of service (OOM) vulnerability caused by processing specifically crafted DPX images.

5

Which software distributions contain the vulnerable version of GraphicsMagick related to CVE-2017-10799?

The vulnerable version of GraphicsMagick, 1.3.25, is found in specific packages within Debian distributions.

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