Use After Free in Imagemagick
CVE-2017-12877
Use-after-free vulnerability in the DestroyImage function in image.c in ImageMagick before 7.0.6-6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted file.
Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.023 (82.7th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 83rd percentile — 82.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.023 · newest: 0.023 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Imagemagick
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux — versions 14.04, 16.04, 17.10
- Debian Linux — versions 8.0, 9.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/08/16/2 (mailing-list, Patch, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4040 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/04178de2247e353fc095846784b9a10fefdbf… (Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- usn.ubuntu.com/3681-1/ (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201711-07 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4074 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/08/10/imagemagick-use-after-free-in-destroyimage-imag… (Patch, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-12877?
- CVE-2017-12877 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Imagemagick, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2017-08-28.
- How severe is CVE-2017-12877?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.