NULL pointer dereference in Imagemagick
CVE-2017-18209
In the GetOpenCLCachedFilesDirectory function in magick/opencl.c in ImageMagick 7.0.7, a NULL pointer dereference vulnerability occurs because a memory allocation result is not checked, related to GetOpenCLCacheDirectory.
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 7.0.7-0, 7.0.7-1, 7.0.7-2
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux — versions 14.04, 16.04, 17.10
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- usn.ubuntu.com/3681-1/ (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/103218 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/790 (Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/09/msg00007.html (mailing-list)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-18209?
- CVE-2017-18209 is a high-severity vulnerability in Imagemagick, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2018-03-01.
- How severe is CVE-2017-18209?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.