Vulnerability in Imagemagick
CVE-2017-17881
In ImageMagick 7.0.7-12 Q16, a memory leak vulnerability was found in the function ReadMATImage in coders/mat.c, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted MAT image file.
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: 0.013 (68.4th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 68th percentile — 68.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.013 · newest: 0.013 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Imagemagick — versions 7.0.7-12
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux — versions 14.04, 16.04, 17.10
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- usn.ubuntu.com/3681-1/ (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/878 (Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-17881?
- CVE-2017-17881 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Imagemagick, classified under Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2017-12-27.
- How severe is CVE-2017-17881?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.