CVE-2017-9261 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

In ImageMagick 7.0.5-6 Q16, the ReadMNGImage function in coders/png.c allows attackers to cause a denial of service (memory leak) via a crafted file.

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 0.00377.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Imagemagick	Imagemagick

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:7.0.5-6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Debian DLA	DLA-1000-1	imagemagick security update
EUVD	EUVD-2017-18197	In ImageMagick 7.0.5-6 Q16, the ReadMNGImage function in coders/png.c allows attackers to cause a denial of service (memory leak) via a crafted file.
Ubuntu USN	USN-3363-1	ImageMagick vulnerabilities

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98730
https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/476
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-9261
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-9261

History

No history.

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-05-29T03:52:00

Updated: 2024-08-05T17:02:43.383Z

Reserved: 2017-05-28T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2017-9261

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2017-05-29T04:29:00.290

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

Link: CVE-2017-9261

Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2017-05-06T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2017-9261 - Bugzilla

OpenCVE Enrichment

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