CVE-2017-14989

MEDIUM

ImageMagick 7.0.7-4 Q16 - Use-After-Free in RenderFreetype

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

A use-after-free in RenderFreetype in MagickCore/annotate.c in ImageMagick 7.0.7-4 Q16 allows attackers to crash the application via a crafted font file, because the FT_Done_Glyph function (from FreeType 2) is called at an incorrect place in the ImageMagick code.

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian
https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4040
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3681-1/
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian
https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4032
Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/781

Scores

CVSS v3 6.5
EPSS 0.0035
EPSS Percentile 57.3%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-416
Status published
Products (1)
imagemagick/imagemagick 7.0.7-4
Published Oct 03, 2017
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026