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CVE-2017-17499

CRITICALEPSS 87th pctl

9.8

CVSS v3

Description

ImageMagick before 6.9.9-24 and 7.x before 7.0.7-12 has a use-after-free in Magick::Image::read in Magick++/lib/Image.cpp.

CWE-416Use After Free

How to fix

Remediation Available

imagemagickDebian

Fixed in:8:6.9.9.34+dfsg-3CVE-2017-17499

Fixed in:8:6.9.9.34+dfsg-3CVE-2017-17499

Fixed in:8:6.9.9.34+dfsg-3CVE-2017-17499

Fixed in:8:6.9.9.34+dfsg-3CVE-2017-17499

imagemagickUbuntu

Fixed in:8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.11USN-3681-1

Fixed in:8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.11USN-3681-1

Fixed in:8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu6.2USN-3681-1

imagemagick-6.q16Ubuntu

Fixed in:8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.11USN-3681-1

Fixed in:8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu6.2USN-3681-1

libmagick++-6.q16-5v5Ubuntu

Fixed in:8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.11USN-3681-1

libmagick++-6.q16-7Ubuntu

Fixed in:8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu6.2USN-3681-1

libmagick++5Ubuntu

Fixed in:8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.11USN-3681-1

libmagickcore-6.q16-2Ubuntu

Fixed in:8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.11USN-3681-1

libmagickcore-6.q16-2-extraUbuntu

Fixed in:8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.11USN-3681-1

libmagickcore-6.q16-3Ubuntu

Fixed in:8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu6.2USN-3681-1

libmagickcore-6.q16-3-extraUbuntu

Fixed in:8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu6.2USN-3681-1

libmagickcore5Ubuntu

Fixed in:8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.11USN-3681-1

libmagickcore5-extraUbuntu

Fixed in:8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.11USN-3681-1

ImageMagick Q16Windows application

Affected:7.0.0-0 7.0.7-12Fixed in:7.0.7-12ImageMagick Studio LLC

Affected:6.9.9-24Fixed in:6.9.9-24ImageMagick Studio LLC

ImageMagick Q16-HDRIWindows application

Affected:7.0.0-0 7.0.7-12Fixed in:7.0.7-12ImageMagick Studio LLC

Affected:6.9.9-24Fixed in:6.9.9-24ImageMagick Studio LLC

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

3.31%probability of exploitation in 30 days

87thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 87% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch2

Third-Party Advisory4

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-416 (Use After Free) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2019-0708	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2021-31166	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2015-5119	Critical	9.8	99%	KEV	-
CVE-2010-3962	High	8.1	97%	KEV	-
CVE-2015-0313	Critical	9.8	96%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2017-9798	High	7.5	95%	-	Fix

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