CVE-2017-12435: High severity ImageMagick vulnerability

Published Aug 4, 2017

Updated

In ImageMagick 7.0.6-1, a memory exhaustion vulnerability was found in the function ReadSUNImage in coders/sun.c, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service.

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+deb11u38:6.9.11.60+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+deb11u3Fixed 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

Event

10:29 AM

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2017-12435?

CVE-2017-12435 is a memory exhaustion vulnerability found in ImageMagick 7.0.6-1.

How does CVE-2017-12435 impact ImageMagick?

CVE-2017-12435 allows attackers to cause a denial of service in ImageMagick.

What is the severity of CVE-2017-12435?

The severity of CVE-2017-12435 is high with a CVSSv3 score of 7.5.

How can I fix CVE-2017-12435 on Ubuntu?

To fix CVE-2017-12435 on Ubuntu, update ImageMagick to version 8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.11, 8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16, or 8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.11 depending on your Ubuntu release.

How can I fix CVE-2017-12435 on Debian?

To fix CVE-2017-12435 on Debian, update ImageMagick to version 8:6.9.10.23+dfsg-2.1+deb10u1, 8:6.9.10.23+dfsg-2.1+deb10u5, 8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.3+deb11u1, 8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.6, or 8:6.9.12.98+dfsg1-2 depending on your Debian release.