CVE-2017-14531: High severity imagemagick vulnerability

Published Sep 18, 2017
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Updated

ImageMagick 7.0.7-0 has a memory exhaustion issue in ReadSUNImage in coders/sun.c.

Affected Software

10 affected componentsFixes available
ImageMagick=7.0.7-0
Ubuntu Linux=14.04
Ubuntu Linux=16.04
Ubuntu Linux=17.10
Ubuntu Linux=18.04
Ubuntu=14.04
Ubuntu=16.04
Ubuntu=17.10
Ubuntu=18.04
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

Event History

Sep 18, 2017
CVE Published
via MITRE·01:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·01:00 AM
Description
Jan 11, 2024
Data Sourced
via Launchpad·10:30 PM
Description
Sep 15, 2024
Data Sourced
via Ubuntu·10:46 PM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityAffected Software

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the vulnerability ID?

The vulnerability ID is CVE-2017-14531.

2

What is the severity of CVE-2017-14531?

The severity of CVE-2017-14531 is high.

3

How does CVE-2017-14531 impact ImageMagick?

CVE-2017-14531 has a memory exhaustion issue in ReadSUNImage in coders/sun.c.

4

Which versions of ImageMagick are affected by CVE-2017-14531?

ImageMagick 7.0.7-0 is affected by CVE-2017-14531.

5

How can I fix CVE-2017-14531?

To fix CVE-2017-14531, update ImageMagick to version 8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu2.2 or later.

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