CVE-2017-12434

Publication date 4 August 2017

Last updated 25 August 2025

Ubuntu priority

Low

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

6.5 · Medium

Score breakdown

Description

In ImageMagick 7.0.6-1, a missing NULL check vulnerability was found in the function ReadMATImage in coders/mat.c, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure) in DestroyImageInfo in image.c.

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Status

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 code not present
14.04 LTS trusty Ignored code not present

Notes

mdeslaur

trusty and xenial don't have the same code path and don't appear vulnerable. 0103-assertion-failed-in-DestroyImageInfo.patch in unstable 0088-assertion-failed-in-DestroyImageInfo.patch in stretch

Patch details

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Package Patch details
imagemagick

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 6.5 · Medium
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

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