VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2017-17887

CVSS score6.5 MEDIUM

EPSS probability1.36%

CISA KEVNot currently listed

Published2017-12-27

Last modified2026-06-17

CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Description

In ImageMagick 7.0.7-16 Q16, a memory leak vulnerability was found in the function GetImagePixelCache in magick/cache.c, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted MNG image file that is processed by ReadOneMNGImage.

Weakness classification

CWE-772: Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime

Primary references

cve@mitre.org — Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.org — Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Third Party Advisory