CVE-2017-11525

Publication date 23 July 2017

Last updated 25 August 2025

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

6.5 · Medium

Score breakdown

Description

The ReadCINImage function in coders/cin.c in ImageMagick before 6.9.9-0 and 7.x before 7.0.6-1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a crafted file.

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Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
imagemagick 17.04 zesty
Fixed 8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-3ubuntu1.2
16.10 yakkety Ignored end of life
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.8
14.04 LTS trusty
Fixed 8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.8

Notes

mdeslaur

This is 0232-Memory-exhaustion-in-ReadCINImage.patch

Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. How can I get the fixes?

Package Patch details
imagemagick

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 6.5 · Medium
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity impact None
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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