NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting imagemagick package, versions <8:6.9.9.34+dfsg-3
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- published17 Sept 2017
- disclosed17 Sept 2017
Introduced: 17 Sep 2017
CVE-2017-14505 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Debian:unstable 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:unstable relevant fixed versions and status.
DrawGetStrokeDashArray in wand/drawing-wand.c in ImageMagick 7.0.7-1 mishandles certain NULL arrays, which allows attackers to perform Denial of Service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash in AcquireQuantumMemory within MagickCore/memory.c) by providing a crafted Image File as input.
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-14505
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/05/msg00015.html
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/716
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/09/msg00007.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100882
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2017-14505
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3681-1/