CVE-2017-17914

MEDIUM

ImageMagick 7.0.7-16 - Denial of Service via Crafted MNG Image File

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

In ImageMagick 7.0.7-16 Q16, a vulnerability was found in the function ReadOnePNGImage in coders/png.c, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service (ReadOneMNGImage large loop) via a crafted mng image file.

References (5)

Core 5
Core References
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3681-1/
Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/908
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/01/msg00000.html
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/05/msg00015.html
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/09/msg00007.html

Scores

CVSS v3 6.5
EPSS 0.0203
EPSS Percentile 78.4%
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-834
Status published
Products (6)
canonical/ubuntu_linux 14.04
canonical/ubuntu_linux 16.04
canonical/ubuntu_linux 17.10
canonical/ubuntu_linux 18.04
debian/debian_linux 7.0
imagemagick/imagemagick 7.0.7-16
Published Dec 27, 2017
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026