Out-of-bounds Read in Imagemagick
CVE-2017-17879
In ImageMagick 7.0.7-16 Q16 x86_64 2017-12-21, there is a heap-based buffer over-read in ReadOneMNGImage in coders/png.c, related to length calculation and caused by an off-by-one error.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.029 (86.3th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 86th percentile — 86.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.029 · newest: 0.029 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Imagemagick — versions 7.0.7-16
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux — versions 14.04, 16.04, 17.10
- Debian Linux — versions 7.0, 8.0, 9.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/102305 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- usn.ubuntu.com/3681-1/ (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4074 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/01/msg00000.html (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4204 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/906 (Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-17879?
- CVE-2017-17879 is a high-severity vulnerability in Imagemagick, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2017-12-27.
- How severe is CVE-2017-17879?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.