Use After Free in Imagemagick
CVE-2017-14989
A use-after-free in RenderFreetype in MagickCore/annotate.c in ImageMagick 7.0.7-4 Q16 allows attackers to crash the application via a crafted font file, because the FT_Done_Glyph function (from FreeType 2) is called at an incorrect place in the ImageMagick code.
Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.015 (72.5th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 73rd percentile — 72.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.015 · newest: 0.015 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Imagemagick — versions 7.0.7-4
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4040 (vendor-advisory)
- usn.ubuntu.com/3681-1/ (vendor-advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4032 (vendor-advisory)
- github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/781 (Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-14989?
- CVE-2017-14989 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Imagemagick, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2017-10-03.
- How severe is CVE-2017-14989?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.