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CVE-2017-11531

Published: 23 July 2017

When ImageMagick 7.0.6-1 processes a crafted file in convert, it can lead to a Memory Leak in the WriteHISTOGRAMImage() function in coders/histogram.c.

Notes

AuthorNote
mdeslaur
0084-CVE-2017-11531-Memory-Leak-in-WriteHISTOGRAMImage-co.patch in unstable
0247-CVE-2017-11531-Fix-histogram-memory-leak.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 Needed

xenial Ignored

zesty Ignored
(end of life)
Patches:
upstream: https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/c81594c6ee93581b97e8f8c743200b1366d83989

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