CVE-2017-18209 — HIGH (8.8)

Vulnerability Description

In the GetOpenCLCachedFilesDirectory function in magick/opencl.c in ImageMagick 7.0.7, a NULL pointer dereference vulnerability occurs because a memory allocation result is not checked, related to GetOpenCLCacheDirectory.

CVSS Score

8.8

HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

REQUIRED

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality

HIGH

Integrity

HIGH

Availability

HIGH

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Imagemagick	Imagemagick	7.0.7-0
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	14.04

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-476

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103218Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/790Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/09/msg00007.html
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3681-1/Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103218Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/790Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/09/msg00007.html
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3681-1/Third Party Advisory

FAQ

What is CVE-2017-18209?

CVE-2017-18209 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 8.8 (HIGH). In the GetOpenCLCachedFilesDirectory function in magick/opencl.c in ImageMagick 7.0.7, a NULL pointer dereference vulnerability occurs because a memory allocation result is not checked, related to Get...

How severe is CVE-2017-18209?

CVE-2017-18209 has been rated HIGH with a CVSS base score of 8.8/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2017-18209?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Imagemagick Imagemagick, Canonical Ubuntu Linux.