CVE-2017-13769

Description

The WriteTHUMBNAILImage function in coders/thumbnail.c in ImageMagick through 7.0.6-10 allows an attacker to cause a denial of service (buffer over-read) by sending a crafted JPEG file.

Category

6.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.53%
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 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3681-1/ third party advisory vendor advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201711-07 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4032 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/705 issue tracking third party advisory patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-13769?
CVE-2017-13769 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2017-13769?
To fix CVE-2017-13769, 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-2017-13769 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2017-13769 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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