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title: "CVE-2017-14733\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2017-14733

Publication date 25 September 2017

Last updated 25 August 2025

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Ubuntu priority

**Low**

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

## Cvss 3 Severity Score

**6.5 · Medium**

[Score breakdown](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-14733?format=md#impact-score)

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## Description

ReadRLEImage in coders/rle.c in GraphicsMagick 1.3.26 mishandles RLE
headers that specify too few colors, which allows remote attackers to cause
a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read and application crash) via
a crafted file.

## 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 |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Fixed 1.3.23-1ubuntu0.4 |
| 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**

6.5 · Medium

* Base metrics

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Attack vector | Network |
  | 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 | 6.5 · Medium |
  | Exploitability score | - |
  | Impact score | - |

**Vector:** CVSS:3.0/AV:N/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-2017-14733)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-14733)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2017-14733)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-14733)

### Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

+ [USN-4232-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-4232-1)
+ GraphicsMagick vulnerabilities
+ 8 January 2020

### Other references

* <http://hg.graphicsmagick.org/hg/GraphicsMagick?cmd=changeset;node=5381c71724e3>
* <https://sourceforge.net/p/graphicsmagick/bugs/458/>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-14733>