CVE-2017-13133

Publication date 23 August 2017

Last updated 25 August 2025

Ubuntu priority

Low

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

6.5 · Medium

Score breakdown

Description

In ImageMagick 7.0.6-8, the load_level function in coders/xcf.c lacks offset validation, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service (load_tile memory exhaustion) via a crafted file.

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Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
imagemagick 18.04 LTS bionic Ignored
17.10 artful Ignored
17.04 zesty Ignored end of life
16.04 LTS xenial Ignored
14.04 LTS trusty Ignored

Notes

mdeslaur

0291-CVE-2017-13133-Fix-offset-validation-vulnerability-in-load_level-in-xcf.c.patch in wheezy the commit for this issue causes a regression in xcf image loading. See https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/697 the whole fix was reverted in: https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/a079c4a36f3a29912bd6ee4ea997622fabbcc189 there is no further fix for this issue. Marking as ignored.

Patch details

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Package Patch details
imagemagick

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 6.5 · Medium
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity impact None
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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