CVE-2017-17934: Medium severity imagemagick vulnerability

Published Dec 27, 2017
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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

Event History

Dec 27, 2017
CVE Published
via MITRE·07:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·07:00 AM
Description
Jan 11, 2024
Data Sourced
via Launchpad·10:35 PM
Description
Sep 15, 2024
Data Sourced
via Ubuntu·10:48 PM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityAffected Software

Frequently Asked Questions

1

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.

2

How severe is CVE-2017-17934?

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

3

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

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

4

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.

5

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.

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