CVE-2017-14626

Description

ImageMagick 7.0.7-0 Q16 has a NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability in the function sixel_decode in coders/sixel.c.

Category

9.8
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.12% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3681-1/ third party advisory vendor advisory
https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/720 issue tracking third party advisory patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100943 vdb entry third party advisory
https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/721 issue tracking third party advisory patch
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/05/msg00015.html mailing list
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/09/msg00007.html mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-14626?
CVE-2017-14626 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2017-14626?
To fix CVE-2017-14626, 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-2017-14626 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2017-14626 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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