Out-of-Bounds Affecting imagemagick package, versions <8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.11


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
2.35% (91st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1404-IMAGEMAGICK-402194
  • published9 Sept 2017
  • disclosed9 Sept 2017

Introduced: 9 Sep 2017

CVE-2017-14224  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:14.04 imagemagick to version 8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.11 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.

A heap-based buffer overflow in WritePCXImage in coders/pcx.c in ImageMagick 7.0.6-8 Q16 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or code execution via a crafted file.