CVE-2017-10995

Publication date 7 July 2017

Last updated 25 August 2025

Ubuntu priority

Cvss 3 Severity Score

Description

The mng_get_long function in coders/png.c in ImageMagick 7.0.6-0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read and application crash) via a crafted MNG image.

Read the notes from the security team

Status

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Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
imagemagick	18.04 LTS bionic	Not affected
	17.10 artful	Not affected
	17.04 zesty	Not affected
	16.10 yakkety	Ignored end of life
	16.04 LTS xenial	Fixed 8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.11
	14.04 LTS trusty	Fixed 8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.11

Notes

sbeattie

reproducer in github report

mdeslaur

This is 0244-CVE-2017-10995-Fix-denial-of-service-in-mng_get_long.patch in wheezy this is 0272-CVE-2017-10995.patch in jessie

Patch details

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Package	Patch details
imagemagick	Upstream: 2443022 Upstream: 1fdc09d

Severity score breakdown

Parameter	Value
Base score	5.5 · Medium
Attack vector	Local
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges required	None
User interaction	Required
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality	None
Integrity impact	None
Availability impact	High
Vector	CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H