NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting imagemagick package, versions <8:6.9.9.34+dfsg-3


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Debian security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.43% (76th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN11-IMAGEMAGICK-520630
  • published12 Sept 2017
  • disclosed12 Sept 2017

Introduced: 12 Sep 2017

CVE-2017-14400  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:11 imagemagick to version 8:6.9.9.34+dfsg-3 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream imagemagick package and not the imagemagick package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:11 relevant fixed versions and status.

In ImageMagick 7.0.7-1 Q16, the PersistPixelCache function in magick/cache.c mishandles the pixel cache nexus, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference in the function GetVirtualPixels in MagickCore/cache.c) via a crafted file.