CVE-2017-12433: Medium severity ImageMagick vulnerability

Published Aug 4, 2017

Updated

In ImageMagick 7.0.6-1, a memory leak vulnerability was found in the function ReadPESImage in coders/pes.c, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service, related to ResizeMagickMemory in memory.c.

Affected Software

2 affected componentsFixes available

ImageMagick=7.0.6-1

debian/imagemagick

8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.3+deb11u48:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.3+deb11u58:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.6+deb12u28:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.6+deb12u18:7.1.1.43+dfsg1-18:7.1.1.47+dfsg1-1

Remediation

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

Upgrade
Upgrade debian/imagemagick to a version that resolves this vulnerability.
Fixed in 8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.3+deb11u4Fixed in 8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.3+deb11u5Fixed in 8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.6+deb12u2Fixed in 8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.6+deb12u1Fixed in 8:7.1.1.43+dfsg1-1Fixed in 8:7.1.1.47+dfsg1-1

Event History

Aug 4, 2017

CVE Published

via MITRE·10:00 AM

Data Sourced

via MITRE·10:00 AM

Description

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-12433?

The severity of CVE-2017-12433 is medium.

How can attackers exploit CVE-2017-12433?

Attackers can exploit CVE-2017-12433 to cause a denial of service.

Which function in ImageMagick is vulnerable to CVE-2017-12433?

The function ReadPESImage in coders/pes.c is vulnerable to CVE-2017-12433.

How can I fix CVE-2017-12433?

To fix CVE-2017-12433, update ImageMagick to version 8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.11 (for Ubuntu) or version 7.0.6-1 (for ImageMagick).

Where can I find more information about CVE-2017-12433?

You can find more information about CVE-2017-12433 at the following references: [GitHub issue](https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/548), [Ubuntu security advisory](https://usn.ubuntu.com/3681-1/), [Launchpad bug](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2017-12433).