CVE-2017-17934: Medium severity ImageMagick vulnerability

Published Dec 27, 2017

Updated

ImageMagick 7.0.7-17 Q16 x8664 has memory leaks in coders/msl.c, related to MSLPopImage and ProcessMSLScript, and associated with mishandling of MSLPushImage calls.

Affected Software

10 affected componentsFixes available

ImageMagick=7.0.7-17

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+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

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+deb11u5Fixed 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

Dec 27, 2017

CVE Published

via MITRE·07:00 AM

Data Sourced

via MITRE·07:00 AM

Description

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2017-17934?

CVE-2017-17934 is a vulnerability in ImageMagick 7.0.7-17 Q16 x86_64 that causes memory leaks in coders/msl.c.

How severe is CVE-2017-17934?

CVE-2017-17934 has a severity rating of 6.5, which is considered medium.

What software versions are affected by CVE-2017-17934?

CVE-2017-17934 affects ImageMagick 7.0.7-17 and earlier versions.

What is the remedy for CVE-2017-17934 on Ubuntu?

For Ubuntu, you can apply the following remedies: imagemagick 8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu2.2, imagemagick 8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu6.2, imagemagick 8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.11, imagemagick 8:6.9.9.34+dfsg-3, and imagemagick 8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.11.

Is Debian affected by CVE-2017-17934?

Yes, Debian is affected by CVE-2017-17934. The specific remedy versions for Debian can be found in the reference link.