Use After Free in Imagemagick
CVE-2017-17499
ImageMagick before 6.9.9-24 and 7.x before 7.0.7-12 has a use-after-free in Magick::Image::read in Magick++/lib/Image.cpp.
Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.033 (88.1th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 88th percentile — 88.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.033 · newest: 0.033 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Imagemagick
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux — versions 14.04, 16.04, 17.10
- Debian Linux — versions 9.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- usn.ubuntu.com/3681-1/ (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4074 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/dd96d671e4d5ae22c6894c302e8996c13f24c… (Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/8c35502217c1879cb8257c617007282eee3fe… (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- www.imagemagick.org/discourse-server/viewtopic.php (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/102155 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-17499?
- CVE-2017-17499 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Imagemagick, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-12-11.
- How severe is CVE-2017-17499?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.