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CVE-2017-8830

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Date: May 8, 2017

In ImageMagick 7.0.5-6, the ReadBMPImage function in bmp.c:1379 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (memory leak) via a crafted file.

Language: C

Severity Score

6.5

Related Resources (8)

Url: https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-8830

Url: https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/467

Url: http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3863

Url: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-8830

Url: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98687

Url: https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2017-8830

Url: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-8830

Url: https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2017-8830

Severity Score

6.5

Weakness Type (CWE)

Buffer Errors

CWE-119

Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime

CWE-772

Top Fix

Upgrade Version

Upgrade to version 7.0.5-6

CVSS v3.1

Base Score:	6.5
Attack Vector (AV):	NETWORK
Attack Complexity (AC):	LOW
Privileges Required (PR):	NONE
User Interaction (UI):	REQUIRED
Scope (S):	UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C):	NONE
Integrity (I):	NONE
Availability (A):	HIGH

CVSS v2

Base Score:	4.3
Access Vector (AV):	NETWORK
Access Complexity (AC):	MEDIUM
Authentication (AU):	NONE
Confidentiality (C):	NONE
Integrity (I):	NONE
Availability (A):	PARTIAL
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