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CVE-2017-12564

Published: 5 August 2017

In ImageMagick 7.0.6-2, a memory leak vulnerability was found in the function ReadMATImage in coders/mat.c, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service.

Notes

AuthorNote
mdeslaur
0106-Memory-leak-in-mat-coder.patch in unstable
0272-CVE-2017-12564-Fix-memory-leak-in-ReadMATImage.patch in wheezy
not fixing memory leak in trusty and xenial

Priority

Medium

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 Ignored

upstream
Released (8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16)
xenial Ignored

zesty Ignored
(end of life)
Patches:
upstream: https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/a4779cfbee2e4235fa9f9f8f2e58dca17f7ccc6b

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