CVE-2017-12434 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

In ImageMagick 7.0.6-1, a missing NULL check vulnerability was found in the function ReadMATImage in coders/mat.c, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure) in DestroyImageInfo in image.c.

Published: 2017-08-04

Score: 6.5 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:7.0.6-1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Debian DSA	DSA-4019-1	imagemagick security update
EUVD	EUVD-2017-4007	In ImageMagick 7.0.6-1, a missing NULL check vulnerability was found in the function ReadMATImage in coders/mat.c, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure) in DestroyImageInfo in image.c.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.0038.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/547
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-12434
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-12434
https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4019

History

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-08-04T10:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-05T18:36:56.185Z

Reserved: 2017-08-04T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-12434

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2017-08-04T10:29:00.460

Modified: 2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Link: CVE-2017-12434

Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2017-08-04T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2017-12434 - Bugzilla

OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

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