CVE-2017-17499 Use after free in n/a
A use-after-free flaw in ImageMagick allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or 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-2017-17499?
CVE-2017-17499 is a critical use after free vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published on 11 Dec 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
ImageMagick before 6.9.9-24 and 7.x before 7.0.7-12 has a use-after-free in Magick::Image::read in Magick++/lib/Image.cpp.
Weakness: CWE-416
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-17499?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Debian Debian Linux, Imagemagick Imagemagick.
How do I fix CVE-2017-17499?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.
Is CVE-2017-17499 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-17499 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Canonical Ubuntu Linux
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2017-17499, GHSA-25jw-m5xf-qhrj, UBUNTU-CVE-2017-17499.