CVE-2017-13144

Description

In ImageMagick before 6.9.7-10, there is a crash (rather than a "width or height exceeds limit" error report) if the image dimensions are too large, as demonstrated by use of the mpc coder.

Category

6.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.33%
Vendor Advisory debian.org 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://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4040 vendor advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3681-1/ vendor advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201711-07 vendor advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4019 vendor advisory
https://www.imagemagick.org/discourse-server/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=31438 patch third party advisory issue tracking
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=869728 third party advisory issue tracking

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-13144?
CVE-2017-13144 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2017-13144?
To fix CVE-2017-13144, 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-2017-13144 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2017-13144 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
This platform uses data from the NIST NVD, MITRE CVE, MITRE CWE, First.org and CISA KEV but is not endorsed or certified by these entities. CVE is a registred trademark of the MITRE Corporation and the authoritative source of CVE content is MITRE's CVE web site. CWE is a registred trademark of the MITRE Corporation and the authoritative source of CWE content is MITRE's CWE web site.
© 2025 Under My Watch. All Rights Reserved.