CVE-2017-14626 Null dereference in n/a
A NULL pointer dereference in ImageMagick's SIXEL decoder 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-2017-14626?
CVE-2017-14626 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_decode in coders/sixel.c.
Weakness: CWE-476
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-14626?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Imagemagick Imagemagick.
How do I fix CVE-2017-14626?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2017-14626 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-14626 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Canonical Ubuntu Linux
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2017-14626, GHSA-5jqg-cpjj-3gwx, UBUNTU-CVE-2017-14626.