CVE-2017-15017 Null dereference in n/a

What is CVE-2017-15017?

CVE-2017-15017 is a high-severity vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published on 4 Oct 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

ImageMagick 7.0.7-0 Q16 has a NULL pointer dereference vulnerability in ReadOneMNGImage in coders/png.c.

Weakness: CWE-476

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-15017?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Imagemagick Imagemagick.

How do I fix CVE-2017-15017?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2017-15017 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-15017 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Canonical Ubuntu Linux

• CVE-2020-11651 SaltStack Salt Authentication Bypass Exploited Critical 9.8
• CVE-2020-7247 OpenSMTPD Remote Code Execution Exploited Critical 9.8
• CVE-2019-16928 Exim Out-of-bounds Write Exploited Critical 9.8
• CVE-2018-6789 Exim Buffer Overflow Exploited Critical 9.8
• CVE-2015-2590 Oracle Java SE and Java SE Embedded Remote Code Execution Exploited Critical 9.8

All Canonical Ubuntu Linux vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2017-15017, GHSA-jm47-vvcg-4963, UBUNTU-CVE-2017-15017.