CVE-2017-12435: High severity imagemagick vulnerability

Published Aug 4, 2017
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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

Event History

Aug 4, 2017
CVE Published
via MITRE·10:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·10:00 AM
Description
Jan 11, 2024
Data Sourced
via Launchpad·10:26 PM
Description
Sep 15, 2024
Data Sourced
via Ubuntu·10:44 PM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityAffected Software
Apr 12, 2025
Data Sourced
via Debian·12:12 AM
DescriptionAffected Software

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is CVE-2017-12435?

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

2

How does CVE-2017-12435 impact ImageMagick?

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

3

What is the severity of CVE-2017-12435?

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

4

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.

5

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.

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