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CVE-2017-12432

Published: 4 August 2017

In ImageMagick 7.0.6-1, a memory exhaustion vulnerability was found in the function ReadPCXImage in coders/pcx.c, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service.

Notes

AuthorNote
mdeslaur
0131-Memory-exhaustion-in-PCX-coder.patch in unstable
0097-Memory-exhaustion-in-PCX-coder.patch in stretch
0268-CVE-2017-12432-Fix-memory-exhaustion-in-ReadPCXImage.patch in wheezy

Priority

Low

Cvss 3 Severity Score

6.5

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
imagemagick
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
trusty
Released (8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.11)
artful Not vulnerable
(8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu2)
bionic Not vulnerable
(8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu2)
upstream
Released (8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16)
xenial
Released (8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.11)
zesty Ignored
(end of life)
Patches:
upstream: https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/3ded916c5da6febe9660c3cfa44c3114567adf74

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 6.5
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity impact None
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H