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title: "CVE-2017-11750\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2017-11750

Publication date 30 July 2017

Last updated 25 August 2025

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

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

## Cvss 3 Severity Score

**6.5 · Medium**

[Score breakdown](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-11750?format=md#impact-score)

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## Description

The ReadOneJNGImage function in coders/png.c in ImageMagick 6.9.9-4 and
7.0.6-4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer
dereference) via a crafted file.

[Read the notes from the security team](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-11750?format=md#notes)

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| imagemagick | 17.04 zesty | Not affected |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not affected |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not affected |

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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-2017-11750?format=md#patch-details)

## Notes

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

The following comments are from Debian:

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

NOTE: Introduced by: https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/8cc53f1d8946bad2a2c62e084aaf956d4d889f08
NOTE: Introduced by (ImageMagick-6): https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/3cba1bb43acf5b3cba7388f67bf87b6f192138f0
NOTE: Fixed by: https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/1828667e81e53345cfb3eb46539d78757f1aa680
NOTE: Fixed by (ImageMagick-6): https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/253d56027765dcbd8d6bc2bbd7d59aa41dab60e7
NOTE: Issue introduced by the original patch for https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/618

### 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 | * Introduced by   [8cc53f1](https://git.kernel.org/linus/8cc53f1d8946bad2a2c62e084aaf956d4d889f08),   fixed by   [1828667](https://git.kernel.org/linus/1828667e81e53345cfb3eb46539d78757f1aa680) * Introduced by   [3cba1bb](https://git.kernel.org/linus/3cba1bb43acf5b3cba7388f67bf87b6f192138f0),   fixed by   [253d560](https://git.kernel.org/linus/253d56027765dcbd8d6bc2bbd7d59aa41dab60e7) |

## 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-2017-11750)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-11750)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2017-11750)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-11750)

### Other references

* <https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/632>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-11750>