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CVE-2017-14989
Published:October 02, 2017
Updated:May 17, 2026
A use-after-free in RenderFreetype in MagickCore/annotate.c in ImageMagick 7.0.7-4 Q16 allows attackers to crash the application via a crafted font file, because the FT_Done_Glyph function (from FreeType 2) is called at an incorrect place in the ImageMagick code.
Related Resources (7)
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3681-1/
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-14989
https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2017-14989
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-14989
https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4040
https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4032
https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/781
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CVSS v4
Base Score:
7.1
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
PASSIVE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
NONE
Vulnerable System Integrity
NONE
Vulnerable System Availability
HIGH
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
6.5
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Weakness Type (CWE)
Use After Free
CWE-416
EPSS
Base Score:
0.35