CVE-2017-12691 is a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting ImageMagick versions 7.0.6-6 and earlier, including its use in Canonical Ubuntu Linux. An attacker can exploit this by providing a specially crafted file, leading to excessive memory consumption. While rated as Medium severity (CVSS 6.5) due to its network-based attack vector and high availability impact, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
7.0.6-6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:7.0.6-6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
14.04CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* | ||
16.04CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* | ||
17.10CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:17.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
18.04CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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