CVE-2017-15032: Critical severity ImageMagick vulnerability

Published Oct 5, 2017

Updated

ImageMagick version 7.0.7-2 contains a memory leak in ReadYCBCRImage in coders/ycbcr.c.

Affected Software

10 affected componentsFixes available

ImageMagick=7.0.7-2

Ubuntu Linux=14.04

Ubuntu Linux=16.04

Ubuntu Linux=17.10

Ubuntu Linux=18.04

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

Ubuntu=14.04

Ubuntu=16.04

Ubuntu=17.10

Ubuntu=18.04

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

Oct 5, 2017

CVE Published

via MITRE·07:00 AM

Data Sourced

via MITRE·07:00 AM

Description

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2017-15032?

CVE-2017-15032 is a vulnerability in ImageMagick version 7.0.7-2 that contains a memory leak in ReadYCBCRImage in coders/ycbcr.c.

How severe is CVE-2017-15032?

CVE-2017-15032 is considered critical with a severity value of 9.8.

How can I fix CVE-2017-15032 on Ubuntu?

To fix CVE-2017-15032 on Ubuntu, update the imagemagick package to version 8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu2.2 or later.

How can I fix CVE-2017-15032 on Debian?

To fix CVE-2017-15032 on Debian, update the imagemagick package to version 8:6.9.10.23+dfsg-2.1+deb10u1 or later.

Where can I find more information about CVE-2017-15032?

For more information about CVE-2017-15032, you can refer to the GitHub commit, Ubuntu security advisory, and the Launchpad bug report mentioned in the references.