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CVE-2017-14224

Published: 8 September 2017

A heap-based buffer overflow in WritePCXImage in coders/pcx.c in ImageMagick 7.0.6-8 Q16 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or code execution via a crafted file.

Notes

AuthorNote
mdeslaur
0316-CVE-2017-14224-Fix-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-WritePCXImage.patch in wheezy
0251-CVE-2017-14224.patch in jessie
0103-CVE-2017-14224.patch in unstable

Priority

Medium

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)
trusty
Released (8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.11)
upstream
Released (8:6.9.9.34+dfsg-3)
xenial
Released (8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.11)
zesty Ignored
(end of life)
Patches:
upstream: https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/7f2d6fe34d695d3445e2d50937db5541a1b76bde

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