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title: "CVE-2017-11532\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2017-11532

Publication date 23 July 2017

Last updated 25 August 2025

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Ubuntu priority

**Low**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

## Cvss 3 Severity Score

**6.5 · Medium**

[Score breakdown](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-11532?format=md#impact-score)

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## Description

When ImageMagick 7.0.6-1 processes a crafted file in convert, it can lead
to a Memory Leak in the WriteMPCImage() function in coders/mpc.c.

[Read the notes from the security team](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-11532?format=md#notes)

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| imagemagick | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not affected |
| 17.10 artful | Not affected |
| 17.04 zesty | Ignored end of life |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Ignored |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Ignored |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)
* [Patch details](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-11532?format=md#patch-details)

## Notes

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### [seth-arnold](https://launchpad.net/~seth-arnold)

This patch may modify an older less sucessful patch that might be
required for this one to apply and function

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### [mdeslaur](https://launchpad.net/~mdeslaur)

0092-CVE-2017-11532\* to 0095-CVE-2017-11532\* in unstable
0248-CVE-2017-11532-Fix-WriteMPCImage-memory-leak.patch in wheezy (incomplete?)
not fixing memory leak in trusty and xenial

### Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)

| Package | Patch details |
| --- | --- |
| imagemagick | * Upstream:   [d60d705](https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/d60d705cddac7fa5d0e6596c183bbb9b46a57161) * Upstream:   [8b67f60](https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/8b67f60a28e03ce63a2fce75f13bbc6e4487ff4b) * Upstream:   [184a047](https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/184a047627aa564b7062d2462aef668155caa390) * Upstream:   [718504b](https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/718504b0b79a4418a12a970b5c0bf8bfa0ae1306) * Upstream:   [2bd8825](https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/2bd88257b91b24132d5afdb631c6a9e14f2588cf) |

## Severity score breakdown

CVSS version:
CVSS v3.0

**Base score**

6.5 · Medium

* Base metrics

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Attack vector | Network |
  | Attack complexity | Low |
  | Privileges required | None |
  | User interaction | Required |
  | Scope | Unchanged |
  | Confidentiality impact | None |
  | Integrity impact | None |
  | Availability impact | High |
* Scores

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Base score | 6.5 · Medium |
  | Exploitability score | - |
  | Impact score | - |

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

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-11532)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-11532)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2017-11532)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-11532)

### Other references

* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-11532>