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CVE-2017-12983

Published: 21 August 2017

Heap-based buffer overflow in the ReadSFWImage function in coders/sfw.c in ImageMagick 7.0.6-8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted file.

Notes

AuthorNote
mdeslaur
0290-CVE-2017-12983-Fix-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-ReadSFWImage.patch in wheezy
0248-CVE-2017-12983.patch in jessie
0099-CVE-2017-12983.patch in stretch

Priority

Low

Cvss 3 Severity Score

8.8

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
imagemagick
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
artful
Released (8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu2.2)
bionic
Released (8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu6.2)
upstream
Released (8:6.9.9.34+dfsg-3)
xenial
Released (8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.11)
zesty Ignored
(end of life)
trusty
Released (8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.11)
Patches:
upstream: https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/26078285f49c361ad8ddc8e14bd1d4aab7ed5682

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 8.8
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact High
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H