CVE-2017-12640

Description

ImageMagick 7.0.6-1 has an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in ReadOneMNGImage in coders/png.c.

Category

8.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.45% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory github.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4040 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3681-1/ third party advisory vendor advisory
https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/542 issue tracking third party advisory patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100155 vdb entry third party advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4019 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/307fa45d512641fcd105f0d57ca50c1437cd1b81 patch vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-12640?
CVE-2017-12640 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2017-12640?
To fix CVE-2017-12640, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2017-12640 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2017-12640 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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