Use After Free Affecting imagemagick package, versions <8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu6.2


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.45% (72nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1804-IMAGEMAGICK-401149
  • published3 Oct 2017
  • disclosed3 Oct 2017

Introduced: 3 Oct 2017

CVE-2017-14989  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:18.04 imagemagick to version 8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu6.2 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:18.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

A use-after-free in RenderFreetype in MagickCore/annotate.c in ImageMagick 7.0.7-4 Q16 allows attackers to crash the application via a crafted font file, because the FT_Done_Glyph function (from FreeType 2) is called at an incorrect place in the ImageMagick code.