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title: "CVE-2017-10794\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2017-10794

Publication date 2 July 2017

Last updated 25 August 2025

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

## Cvss 3 Severity Score

**5.5 · Medium**

[Score breakdown](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-10794?format=md#impact-score)

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## Description

When GraphicsMagick 1.3.25 processes an RGB TIFF picture (with metadata
indicating a single sample per pixel) in coders/tiff.c, a buffer overflow
occurs, related to QuantumTransferMode.

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| graphicsmagick | 19.10 eoan | Not affected |
| 19.04 disco | Not affected |
| 18.10 cosmic | Not affected |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not affected |
| 17.10 artful | Ignored end of life |
| 17.04 zesty | Ignored end of life |
| 16.10 yakkety | Ignored end of life |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Fixed 1.3.23-1ubuntu0.2 |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not affected |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)

## Severity score breakdown

CVSS version:
CVSS v3.0

**Base score**

5.5 · Medium

* Base metrics

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Attack vector | Local |
  | Attack complexity | Low |
  | Privileges required | None |
  | User interaction | Required |
  | Scope | Unchanged |
  | Confidentiality impact | None |
  | Integrity impact | None |
  | Availability impact | High |
* Scores

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Base score | 5.5 · Medium |
  | Exploitability score | - |
  | Impact score | - |

**Vector:** CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-10794)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-10794)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2017-10794)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-10794)

### Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

+ [USN-4206-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-4206-1)
+ GraphicsMagick vulnerabilities
+ 2 December 2019

### Other references

* <http://hg.code.sf.net/p/graphicsmagick/code/rev/a20bee0a0ad2>
* <https://sourceforge.net/p/graphicsmagick/code/ci/a20bee0a0ad216aa11a2be3de63b60ca6bef4106/>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-10794>