Vulnerability in Imagemagick
CVE-2017-18029
In ImageMagick 7.0.6-10 Q16, a memory leak vulnerability was found in the function ReadMATImage in coders/mat.c, which allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted 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: 0.040 (90.2th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 90th percentile — 90.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.040 · newest: 0.040 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Imagemagick — versions 7.0.6-10
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux — versions 14.04, 16.04, 17.10
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/102519 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- usn.ubuntu.com/3681-1/ (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/691 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-18029?
- CVE-2017-18029 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Imagemagick, classified under Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2018-01-12.
- How severe is CVE-2017-18029?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.