CVE-2017-8357

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Published 2017-04-30 · Modified 2026-05-13

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CVSS v3

6.5

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CVSS v4 NEW

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not yet in upstream

VIR risk

6.5

Description

In ImageMagick 7.0.5-5, the ReadEPTImage function in ept.c allows attackers to cause a denial of service (memory leak) via a crafted file.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

75%

Patch ETA

—

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

Mitigation details

Source: Debian Security Tracker · View original ↗ · DFSG

CVE-2017-8357 NameCVE-2017-8357 DescriptionIn ImageMagick 7.0.5-5, the ReadEPTImage function in ept.c allows attackers to cause a denial of service (memory leak) via a crafted file. SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, ENISA, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Debian ELTS, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) ReferencesDLA-960-1, DSA-3863-1 Debian Bugs862636…

CVE-2017-8357

Name	CVE-2017-8357
Description	In ImageMagick 7.0.5-5, the ReadEPTImage function in ept.c allows attackers to cause a denial of service (memory leak) via a crafted file.
Source	CVE (at NVD; CERT, ENISA, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Debian ELTS, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
References	DLA-960-1, DSA-3863-1
Debian Bugs	862636

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source Package	Release	Version	Status
imagemagick (PTS)	bullseye	8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.3+deb11u4	fixed
	bullseye (security)	8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.3+deb11u13	fixed
	bookworm	8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.6+deb12u9	fixed
	bookworm (security)	8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.6+deb12u10	fixed
	trixie	8:7.1.1.43+dfsg1-1+deb13u8	fixed
	trixie (security)	8:7.1.1.43+dfsg1-1+deb13u9	fixed
	forky	8:7.1.2.23+dfsg1-1	fixed
	sid	8:7.1.2.24+dfsg1-1	fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

Package	Type	Release	Fixed Version	Origin	Debian Bugs
imagemagick	source	wheezy	8:6.7.7.10-5+deb7u13	DLA-960-1
imagemagick	source	jessie	8:6.8.9.9-5+deb8u9	DSA-3863-1
imagemagick	source	(unstable)	8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-7		862636

Notes

https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/453

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Apply commands

text fix

Notes

https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/453

OS impact

SUSE Affected 1 release

Version	Status	Fixed in
—	Affected	—

Debian Mixed 7 releases

Version	Status	Fixed in
trixie	Fixed	`8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-7`
sid	Fixed	`8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-7`
forky	Fixed	`8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-7`
bullseye	Fixed	`8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-7`
bookworm	Fixed	`8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-7`
9.0	Affected	—
8.0	Affected	—

Application impact

Vendor	Product	Versions	Fixed
imagemagick	imagemagick	`7.0.5-5`

References

CWEs

CWE-772

Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.