CVE-2017-12983
high
CVSS v3
8.8
VIR risk
8.8
Description
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.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
92%
Patch ETA
—
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| sles | affected | | |
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 8:6.9.9.34+dfsg-3 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 8:6.9.9.34+dfsg-3 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 8:6.9.9.34+dfsg-3 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 8:6.9.9.34+dfsg-3 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 8:6.9.9.34+dfsg-3 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| imagemagick | imagemagick | 7.0.6-8 | |
References
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/682
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201711-07
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3681-1/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4032
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4040
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-12983.html
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-12983
CWEs
CWE-119
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Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.