High severity · published Sep 9, 2017
CVE-2017-14224
A heap-based buffer overflow in WritePCXImage in coders/pcx.c in ImageMagick 7.0.6-8 Q16 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or code execution via a crafted file
8.8
CVSS
4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A heap-based buffer overflow in WritePCXImage in coders/pcx.c in ImageMagick 7.0.6-8 Q16 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or code execution via a crafted file.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)4.0% · higher than 91% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
IM
Imagemagick · Imagemagick
7.0.6-8 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-14224
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-14224
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100702
Issue Tracking
https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/733
security.gentoo.org
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201711-07
usn.ubuntu.com
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3681-1/
www.debian.org
https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4032
www.debian.org
https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4040
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