Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime Affecting imagemagick package, versions <8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.7


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.32% (71st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1604-IMAGEMAGICK-402493
  • published30 Apr 2017
  • disclosed30 Apr 2017

Introduced: 30 Apr 2017

CVE-2017-8349  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-772  (opens in a new tab)
First added by Snyk

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:16.04 imagemagick to version 8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.7 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:16.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

In ImageMagick 7.0.5-5, the ReadSFWImage function in sfw.c allows attackers to cause a denial of service (memory leak) via a crafted file.