Medium severity · published Aug 2, 2017
CVE-2017-12140
The ReadDCMImage function in coders\dcm.c in ImageMagick 7.0.6-1 has an integer signedness error leading to excessive memory consumption via a crafted DCM file
6.5
CVSS
2.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The ReadDCMImage function in coders\dcm.c in ImageMagick 7.0.6-1 has an integer signedness error leading to excessive memory consumption via a crafted DCM file.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)2.2% · higher than 83% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
IM
Imagemagick · Imagemagick
7.0.6-1 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-12140
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-12140
www.securityfocus.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100096
Issue Tracking
https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/533
lists.debian.org
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/05/msg00015.html
lists.debian.org
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/09/msg00007.html
security.gentoo.org
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201711-07
usn.ubuntu.com
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3681-1/
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