Vulnerability in Imagemagick
CVE-2017-8765
The function named ReadICONImage in coders\icon.c in ImageMagick 7.0.5-5 has a memory leak vulnerability which can cause memory exhaustion via a crafted ICON file.
EPSS: 0.016 (74.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
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.
Affected products
- Imagemagick — versions 7.0.5-5
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-8765?
- CVE-2017-8765 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Imagemagick, classified under Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2017-05-04.
- How severe is CVE-2017-8765?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.