CVE-2017-17879
high
CVSS v3
8.8
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
8.8
Description
In ImageMagick 7.0.7-16 Q16 x86_64 2017-12-21, there is a heap-based buffer over-read in ReadOneMNGImage in coders/png.c, related to length calculation and caused by an off-by-one error.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
92%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
Ubuntu Affected 4 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| 18.04 | Affected | — |
| 17.10 | Affected | — |
| 16.04 | Affected | — |
| 14.04 | Affected | — |
Debian Mixed 8 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 8:6.9.9.34+dfsg-3 |
| sid | Fixed | 8:6.9.9.34+dfsg-3 |
| forky | Fixed | 8:6.9.9.34+dfsg-3 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 8:6.9.9.34+dfsg-3 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 8:6.9.9.34+dfsg-3 |
| 9.0 | Affected | — |
| 8.0 | Affected | — |
| 7.0 | Affected | — |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| imagemagick | imagemagick | 7.0.7-16 | |
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102305
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/906
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/01/msg00000.html
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3681-1/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4074
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4204
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-17879
CWEs
CWE-125
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
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