CVE-2017-5507

7.5 HIGH

Published: March 24, 2017 Modified: May 13, 2026

Description

Memory leak in coders/mpc.c in ImageMagick before 6.9.7-4 and 7.x before 7.0.4-4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via vectors involving a pixel cache.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0

Vector String

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3799

Source: security@debian.org

Third Party Advisory

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/16/6

Source: security@debian.org

Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/17/5

Source: security@debian.org

Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95752

Source: security@debian.org

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=851382

Source: security@debian.org

Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory

https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/blob/6.9.7-4/ChangeLog

Source: security@debian.org

Release Notes Third Party Advisory

https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/blob/7.0.4-4/ChangeLog

Source: security@debian.org

Release Notes Third Party Advisory

https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/66e283e0a9c141b19fe6c4c39f4a41c0d3188ba8

Source: security@debian.org

Patch Vendor Advisory

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-09

Source: security@debian.org

Third Party Advisory

http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3799