Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime Affecting imagemagick package, versions <8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.7


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.19% (58th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1404-IMAGEMAGICK-401329
  • published8 May 2017
  • disclosed8 May 2017

Introduced: 8 May 2017

CVE-2017-8830  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-772  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:14.04 imagemagick to version 8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.7 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 Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:14.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

In ImageMagick 7.0.5-6, the ReadBMPImage function in bmp.c:1379 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (memory leak) via a crafted file.