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CVE-2017-17879

Published: 27 December 2017

In ImageMagick 7.0.7-16 Q16 x86_64 2017-12-21, there is a heap-based buffer over-read in ReadOneMNGImage in coders/png.c, related to length calculation and caused by an off-by-one error.

Notes

AuthorNote
mdeslaur
0112-CVE-2017-17879.patch in stretch
0266-CVE-2017-17879.patch in jessie
CVE-2017-17879.patch in wheezy

Priority

Medium

Cvss 3 Severity Score

8.8

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
imagemagick
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
artful
Released (8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu2.2)
bionic
Released (8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu6.2)
upstream
Released (8:6.9.9.34+dfsg-3)
xenial
Released (8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.11)
trusty
Released (8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.11)
zesty Ignored
(end of life)
Patches:
upstream: https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/e41f18ecccbdd1c38e1382057718e91e8f8d6d80

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 8.8
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact High
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H