CVE-2017-17682 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in ImageMagick versions 7.0.7-12 Q16, specifically affecting the ReadWPGImage function within coders/wpg.c. An attacker can exploit this by crafting a malicious WPG image file, leading to CPU exhaustion due to a large loop. Rated 6.5 MEDIUM (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H), this vulnerability requires user interaction (UI:R) but can be triggered remotely (AV:N) with low attack complexity (AC:L), resulting in high availability impact (A:H). There is no evidence of active exploitation, no known public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), and minimal community discussion or media coverage, indicating low current threat visibility.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
7.0.7-12CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:7.0.7-12:q16:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
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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