UBUNTU-CVE-2017-17682

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2017-17682

    Published: 14 Dec 2017Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2017-17682
    Aliases:
    USN-3681-1

    Summary:

    Details: In ImageMagick 7.0.7-12 Q16, a large loop vulnerability was found in the function ExtractPostscript in coders/wpg.c, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU exhaustion) via a crafted wpg image file that triggers a ReadWPGImage call.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-17682, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3681-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-17682

    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

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    Privileges Required
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    User Interaction
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    Scope
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    Confidentiality
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    Integrity
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    Availability
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