CVE-2017-14060 Null dereference in n/a
An attacker can cause a denial of service in ImageMagick by submitting a malformed image file that triggers a null pointer dereference.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2017-14060?
CVE-2017-14060 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published on 31 Aug 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
In ImageMagick 7.0.6-10, a NULL Pointer Dereference issue is present in the ReadCUTImage function in coders/cut.c that could allow an attacker to cause a Denial of Service (in the QueueAuthenticPixelCacheNexus function within the MagickCore/cache.c file) by submitting a malformed image file.
Weakness: CWE-476
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-14060?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Imagemagick Imagemagick.
How do I fix CVE-2017-14060?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2017-14060 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-14060 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Canonical Ubuntu Linux
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2017-14060, GHSA-6487-f97w-h6pg, UBUNTU-CVE-2017-14060.