Use After Free in Imagemagick

CVE-2017-18272

In ImageMagick 7.0.7-16 Q16 x86_64 2017-12-25, there is a use-after-free in ReadOneMNGImage in coders/png.c, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted MNG image file that is mishandled in an MngInfoDiscardObject call.

Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free

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: 0.012 (66.7th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 67th percentile — 66.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2017-18272: held from 0.012 to 0.012.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.012 · newest: 0.012 · change: -0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-18272?
CVE-2017-18272 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Imagemagick, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2018-05-18.
How severe is CVE-2017-18272?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.