CVE-2017-5508

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the PushQuantumPixel function in ImageMagick before 6.9.7-3 and 7.x before 7.0.4-3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted TIFF file.

Category

5.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.24%
Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory imagemagick.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/16/6 patch mailing list third party advisory
https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/blob/6.9.7-3/ChangeLog release notes
https://www.imagemagick.org/discourse-server/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=31161 vendor advisory issue tracking
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-09 vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3799 vendor advisory
https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/c073a7712d82476b5fbee74856c46b88af9c3175 patch third party advisory issue tracking
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95748 third party advisory vdb entry
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=851381 patch third party advisory issue tracking
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/17/5 patch mailing list third party advisory
https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/blob/7.0.4-3/ChangeLog third party advisory release notes

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-5508?
CVE-2017-5508 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2017-5508?
To fix CVE-2017-5508, 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-2017-5508 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2017-5508 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.
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