What is the severity of CVE-2017-12564?

CVE-2017-12564 is classified as a denial of service vulnerability due to a memory leak in ImageMagick.

How do I fix CVE-2017-12564?

To fix CVE-2017-12564, you should upgrade ImageMagick to a version later than 7.0.6-2.

What software versions are affected by CVE-2017-12564?

CVE-2017-12564 affects ImageMagick version 7.0.6-2.

What impact does CVE-2017-12564 have on systems?

CVE-2017-12564 can lead to denial of service by causing applications that utilize ImageMagick to become unresponsive.

How does CVE-2017-12564 exploit ImageMagick?

CVE-2017-12564 exploits a memory leak in the ReadMATImage function, which can be triggered by processing specially crafted images.

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CVE-2017-12564

medium

6.5

CWE

772

5/8/2017

3/10/2019

CVE-2017-12564

First published: Sat Aug 05 2017(Updated: )

In ImageMagick 7.0.6-2, a memory leak vulnerability was found in the function ReadMATImage in coders/mat.c, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
ImageMagick ImageMagick	=7.0.6-2

Remedy

https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/601

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-12564?
CVE-2017-12564 is classified as a denial of service vulnerability due to a memory leak in ImageMagick.
How do I fix CVE-2017-12564?
To fix CVE-2017-12564, you should upgrade ImageMagick to a version later than 7.0.6-2.
What software versions are affected by CVE-2017-12564?
CVE-2017-12564 affects ImageMagick version 7.0.6-2.
What impact does CVE-2017-12564 have on systems?
CVE-2017-12564 can lead to denial of service by causing applications that utilize ImageMagick to become unresponsive.
How does CVE-2017-12564 exploit ImageMagick?
CVE-2017-12564 exploits a memory leak in the ReadMATImage function, which can be triggered by processing specially crafted images.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-12564?
CVE-2017-12564 is classified as a denial of service vulnerability due to a memory leak in ImageMagick.
How do I fix CVE-2017-12564?
To fix CVE-2017-12564, you should upgrade ImageMagick to a version later than 7.0.6-2.
What software versions are affected by CVE-2017-12564?
CVE-2017-12564 affects ImageMagick version 7.0.6-2.
What impact does CVE-2017-12564 have on systems?
CVE-2017-12564 can lead to denial of service by causing applications that utilize ImageMagick to become unresponsive.
How does CVE-2017-12564 exploit ImageMagick?
CVE-2017-12564 exploits a memory leak in the ReadMATImage function, which can be triggered by processing specially crafted images.