CVE-2017-13142

Description

In ImageMagick before 6.9.9-0 and 7.x before 7.0.6-1, a crafted PNG file could trigger a crash because there was an insufficient check for short files.

Category

6.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.66%
Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory debian.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/46e3aabbf8d59a1bdebdbb65acb9b9e0484577d3 third party advisory patch
https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/aa84944b405acebbeefe871d0f64969b9e9f31ac third party advisory patch
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3681-1/ vendor advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201711-07 vendor advisory
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=870105 third party advisory patch
https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4019 vendor advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/05/msg00015.html mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-13142?
CVE-2017-13142 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2017-13142?
To fix CVE-2017-13142, 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-2017-13142 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2017-13142 is being actively exploited. 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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