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CVE-2017-5508

Published: 17 January 2017

Heap-based buffer overflow in the PushQuantumPixel function in ImageMagick before 6.9.7-3 and 7.x before 7.0.4-3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted TIFF file.

Notes

AuthorNote
mdeslaur
This is 0179-Fix-Heap-Buffer-Overflow-TIFF.patch

Priority

Medium

Cvss 3 Severity Score

5.5

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
imagemagick
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
upstream
Released (8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-1)
precise
Released (8:6.6.9.7-5ubuntu3.8)
xenial
Released (8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.5)
yakkety
Released (8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu8.4)
trusty
Released (8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.5)
Patches:
upstream: https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/379e21cd32483df6e128147af3bc4ce1f82eb9c4

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 5.5
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity impact None
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H