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CVE-2017-12671

Published: 7 August 2017

In ImageMagick 7.0.6-3, a missing NULL assignment was found in coders/png.c, leading to an invalid free in the function RelinquishMagickMemory in MagickCore/memory.c, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service.

Notes

AuthorNote
mdeslaur
0124-bad-free-in-RelinquishMagickMemory.patch in unstable
0096-bad-free-in-RelinquishMagickMemory.patch in stretch
xenial and trusty don't look vulnerable

Priority

Low

Cvss 3 Severity Score

6.5

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
imagemagick
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
artful Not vulnerable
(8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu2)
bionic Not vulnerable
(8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu2)
trusty Not vulnerable
(code not present)
upstream
Released (8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16)
xenial Not vulnerable
(code not present)
zesty Ignored
(end of life)
Patches:
upstream: https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/0de8fd616b92888a7e3d0f640fbb2d397d093944

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