CVE-2017-12434 (GCVE-0-2017-12434)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2017-08-04 10:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 18:36
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Summary
In ImageMagick 7.0.6-1, a missing NULL check vulnerability was found in the function ReadMATImage in coders/mat.c, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure) in DestroyImageInfo in image.c.
Severity
6.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
URL Tags
https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/547 x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4019 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
Date Public
2017-08-04 00:00
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