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CVE-2017-7942 Details

Description

The ReadAVSImage function in avs.c in ImageMagick 7.0.5-4 allows remote attackers to consume an amount of available memory via a crafted file.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:6.5 MEDIUMVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/429 CVEIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97946 CVEThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/429 [email protected]Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97946 [email protected]Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-772Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
imagemagick imagemagick
7.0.5-4

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:7.0.5-4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

8 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2017-7942
NVD Published Date:
Apr 18, 2017
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]