What is the severity of CVE-2017-12566?

CVE-2017-12566 has a severity rating that can result in denial of service due to a memory leak.

How do I fix CVE-2017-12566?

To fix CVE-2017-12566, upgrade ImageMagick to a version that is higher than 7.0.6-2.

What products are affected by CVE-2017-12566?

CVE-2017-12566 affects ImageMagick version 7.0.6-2.

What type of vulnerability is CVE-2017-12566?

CVE-2017-12566 is classified as a memory leak vulnerability.

Can CVE-2017-12566 lead to data loss?

CVE-2017-12566 could potentially lead to denial of service but does not directly imply data loss.

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CVE-2017-12566

medium

6.5

CWE

772

5/8/2017

3/10/2019

CVE-2017-12566

First published: Sat Aug 05 2017(Updated: )

In ImageMagick 7.0.6-2, a memory leak vulnerability was found in the function ReadMVGImage in coders/mvg.c, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service, related to the function ReadSVGImage in svg.c.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

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

Remedy

https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/603

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Reference Links

https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/603

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-12566?
CVE-2017-12566 has a severity rating that can result in denial of service due to a memory leak.
How do I fix CVE-2017-12566?
To fix CVE-2017-12566, upgrade ImageMagick to a version that is higher than 7.0.6-2.
What products are affected by CVE-2017-12566?
CVE-2017-12566 affects ImageMagick version 7.0.6-2.
What type of vulnerability is CVE-2017-12566?
CVE-2017-12566 is classified as a memory leak vulnerability.
Can CVE-2017-12566 lead to data loss?
CVE-2017-12566 could potentially lead to denial of service but does not directly imply data loss.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-12566?
CVE-2017-12566 has a severity rating that can result in denial of service due to a memory leak.
How do I fix CVE-2017-12566?
To fix CVE-2017-12566, upgrade ImageMagick to a version that is higher than 7.0.6-2.
What products are affected by CVE-2017-12566?
CVE-2017-12566 affects ImageMagick version 7.0.6-2.
What type of vulnerability is CVE-2017-12566?
CVE-2017-12566 is classified as a memory leak vulnerability.
Can CVE-2017-12566 lead to data loss?
CVE-2017-12566 could potentially lead to denial of service but does not directly imply data loss.