CVE-2017-14625 Null dereference in n/a

Critical 9.8 Published Updated

A NULL pointer dereference in ImageMagick's SIXEL coder allows attackers to cause a denial of service via crafted images.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2017-14625?

CVE-2017-14625 is a critical vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published on 21 Sep 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

ImageMagick 7.0.7-0 Q16 has a NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability in the function sixel_output_create in coders/sixel.c.

Weakness: CWE-476

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-14625?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Imagemagick Imagemagick.

How do I fix CVE-2017-14625?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2017-14625 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-14625 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Canonical Ubuntu Linux vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2017-14625, GHSA-826w-c3xh-9h43, UBUNTU-CVE-2017-14625.

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