UBUNTU-CVE-2017-12983

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2017-12983

    Published: 21 Aug 2017Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2017-12983
    Aliases:
    USN-3681-1

    Summary:

    Details: Heap-based buffer overflow in the ReadSFWImage function in coders/sfw.c in ImageMagick 7.0.6-8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted file.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-12983, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3681-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-12983

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: imagemagick

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/imagemagick@8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.11?arch=source&distro=trusty

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.11

    Affected versions

    8:6.7.7.10-5ubuntu3
    8:6.7.7.10-5ubuntu4
    8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu1
    8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu2
    8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3
    8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.1
    8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.2
    8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.3
    8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.4
    8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.5
    8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.6
    8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.7
    8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.8
    8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.9

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
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    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
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    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High