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CVE-2017-12431

In ImageMagick 7.0.6-1, a use-after-free vulnerability was found in the function ReadWMFImage in...

6.5 MediumFix available

In ImageMagick 7.0.6-1, a use-after-free vulnerability was found in the function ReadWMFImage in coders/wmf.c, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

1.44%Up 0.1 points since Apr 14, 2021
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 6.5

In ImageMagick 7.0.6-1, a use-after-free vulnerability was found in the function ReadWMFImage in coders/wmf.c, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service.

Record
CVE-2017-12431
CVSS 3.0
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.0
4.3 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weakness
CWE-416
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

In ImageMagick 7.0.6-1, a use-after-free vulnerability was found in the function ReadWMFImage in coders/wmf.c, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service.

Record
CVE-2017-12431
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-4004 No score

In ImageMagick 7.0.6-1, a use-after-free vulnerability was found in the function ReadWMFImage in coders/wmf.c, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service.

Record
EUVD-2017-4004
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-p95x-45rv-wpxr 6.5

In ImageMagick 7.0.6-1, a use-after-free vulnerability was found in the function ReadWMFImage in...

In ImageMagick 7.0.6-1, a use-after-free vulnerability was found in the function ReadWMFImage in coders/wmf.c, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service.

Record
GHSA-p95x-45rv-wpxr
CVSS 3.0
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness
CWE-416
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 6.5

In ImageMagick 7.0.6-1, a use-after-free vulnerability was found in the function ReadWMFImage in coders/wmf.c, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service.

Record
CVE-2017-12431
CVSS 3.0
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2017-12431 6.5

In ImageMagick 7.0.6-1, a use-after-free vulnerability was found in the function ReadWMFImage in coders/wmf.c, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2017-12431
CVSS 3.0
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
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OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2017-12431 6.5

In ImageMagick 7.0.6-1, a use-after-free vulnerability was found in the function ReadWMFImage in coders/wmf.c, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2017-12431
CVSS 3.0
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2018-0229 No score

Updated imagemagick packages fix security vulnerabilities

The imagemagick package has been updated to version 6.9.9.41 which fixes several unspecified security vulnerabilities. This update fixes several vulnerabilities in imagemagick, including: Various memory handling problems and cases of missing or incomplete input sanitising may result in denial of service, memory disclosure or the execution of arbitrary code if malformed GIF, TTF, SVG, TIFF, PCX, JPG or SFW files are processed.

Several packages have been rebuilt for the updated ImageMagick.

Record
MGASA-2018-0229
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2017:2949-1 No score

Security update for ImageMagick

This update for ImageMagick fixes the following issues:

Security issues fixed:

  • CVE-2017-15033: A denial of service attack (memory leak) was fixed in ReadYUVImage in coders/yuv.c [bsc#1061873]
  • CVE-2017-11446: An infinite loop in ReadPESImage was fixed. (bsc#1049379)
  • CVE-2017-12433: A memory leak in ReadPESImage in coders/pes.c was fixed. (bsc#1052545)
  • CVE-2017-12428: A memory leak in ReadWMFImage in coders/wmf.c was fixed. (bsc#1052249)
  • CVE-2017-12431: A use-after-free in ReadWMFImage was fixed. (bsc#1052253)
  • CVE-2017-11534: A memory leak in the lite_font_map() in coders/wmf.c was fixed. (bsc#1050135)
  • CVE-2017-13133: A memory exhaustion in load_level function in coders/xcf.c was fixed. (bsc#1055219)
  • CVE-2017-13139: A out-of-bounds read in the ReadOneMNGImage was fixed. (bsc#1055430)

This update also reverts an incorrect fix for CVE-2016-7530 [bsc#1054924].

Record
SUSE-SU-2017:2949-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUSN-3681-1 No score

imagemagick vulnerabilities

It was discovered that ImageMagick incorrectly handled certain malformed image files. If a user or automated system using ImageMagick were tricked into opening a specially crafted image, an attacker could exploit this to cause a denial of service or possibly execute code with the privileges of the user invoking the program.

Record
USN-3681-1
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
imagemagick
Debian:12
before 8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-13
8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-13
imagemagick
Debian:13
before 8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-13
8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-13
imagemagick
Debian:14
before 8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-13
8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-13
imagemagick
Debian:7
before 8:6.7.7.10-5+deb7u16, plus listed versions
8:6.7.7.10-58:6.7.7.10-5+deb7u108:6.7.7.10-5+deb7u118:6.7.7.10-5+deb7u128:6.7.7.10-5+deb7u13
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8:6.7.7.10-5+deb7u148:6.7.7.10-5+deb7u158:6.7.7.10-5+deb7u28:6.7.7.10-5+deb7u38:6.7.7.10-5+deb7u48:6.7.7.10-5+deb7u58:6.7.7.10-5+deb7u68:6.7.7.10-5+deb7u78:6.7.7.10-5+deb7u88:6.7.7.10-5+deb7u9
8:6.7.7.10-5+deb7u16
imagemagick
Debian:9
before 8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-11+deb9u2, plus listed versions
8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-118:6.9.7.4+dfsg-11+deb9u1
8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-11+deb9u2
imagemagick
Debian:8
before 8:6.8.9.9-5+deb8u11, plus listed versions
8:6.8.9.9-58:6.8.9.9-5+deb8u18:6.8.9.9-5+deb8u108:6.8.9.9-5+deb8u28:6.8.9.9-5+deb8u3
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8:6.8.9.9-5+deb8u48:6.8.9.9-5+deb8u58:6.8.9.9-5+deb8u68:6.8.9.9-5+deb8u78:6.8.9.9-5+deb8u88:6.8.9.9-5+deb8u9
8:6.8.9.9-5+deb8u11
converseen
Mageia:6
before 0.9.6.2-1.3.mga6
0.9.6.2-1.3.mga6
cuneiform-linux
Mageia:6
before 1.1.0-9.2.mga6
1.1.0-9.2.mga6
dvdauthor
Mageia:6
before 0.7.2-2.2.mga6
0.7.2-2.2.mga6
emacs
Mageia:6
before 24.5-8.3.mga6
24.5-8.3.mga6
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
imagemagick
Mageia:6
before 6.9.9.41-1.mga6
6.9.9.41-1.mga6
inkscape
Mageia:6
before 0.92.1-2.2.mga6
0.92.1-2.2.mga6
k3d
Mageia:6
before 0.8.0.5-5.2.mga6
0.8.0.5-5.2.mga6
kxstitch
Mageia:6
before 2.0.0-2.2.mga6
2.0.0-2.2.mga6
libopenshot
Mageia:6
before 0.1.8-1.2.mga6
0.1.8-1.2.mga6
ocaml-glmlite
Mageia:6
before 0.03.51-17.2.mga6
0.03.51-17.2.mga6
perl-Image-SubImageFind
Mageia:6
before 0.30.0-6.2.mga6
0.30.0-6.2.mga6
pfstools
Mageia:6
before 2.0.6-3.2.mga6
2.0.6-3.2.mga6
php-imagick
Mageia:6
before 3.4.1-6.2.mga6
3.4.1-6.2.mga6
php-magickwand
Mageia:6
before 1.0.9.2-10.2.mga6
1.0.9.2-10.2.mga6
psiconv
Mageia:6
before 0.9.8-26.2.mga6
0.9.8-26.2.mga6
pythonmagick
Mageia:6
before 0.9.12-7.2.mga6
0.9.12-7.2.mga6
ruby-rmagick
Mageia:6
before 2.15.4-12.2.mga6
2.15.4-12.2.mga6
synfig
Mageia:6
before 1.2.1-2.2.mga6
1.2.1-2.2.mga6
vdr-plugin-skinelchi
Mageia:6
before 0.2.8-8.2.mga6
0.2.8-8.2.mga6
vdr-plugin-skinenigmang
Mageia:6
before 0.1.2-10.2.mga6
0.1.2-10.2.mga6
ImageMagick
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2
before 6.8.8.1-71.12.1
6.8.8.1-71.12.1
ImageMagick
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3
before 6.8.8.1-71.12.1
6.8.8.1-71.12.1
ImageMagick
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for Raspberry Pi 12 SP2
before 6.8.8.1-71.12.1
6.8.8.1-71.12.1
ImageMagick
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP2
before 6.8.8.1-71.12.1
6.8.8.1-71.12.1
ImageMagick
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP3
before 6.8.8.1-71.12.1
6.8.8.1-71.12.1
ImageMagick
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2
before 6.8.8.1-71.12.1
6.8.8.1-71.12.1
ImageMagick
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2
before 6.8.8.1-71.12.1
6.8.8.1-71.12.1
ImageMagick
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3
before 6.8.8.1-71.12.1
6.8.8.1-71.12.1
ImageMagick
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3
before 6.8.8.1-71.12.1
6.8.8.1-71.12.1
ImageMagick
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP2
before 6.8.8.1-71.12.1
6.8.8.1-71.12.1
ImageMagick
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP3
before 6.8.8.1-71.12.1
6.8.8.1-71.12.1
imagemagick
Ubuntu:14.04:LTS
before 8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.11, plus listed versions
8:6.7.7.10-5ubuntu38:6.7.7.10-5ubuntu48:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu18:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu28:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3
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8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.18:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.28:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.38:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.48:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.58:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.68:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.78:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.88:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.9
8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.11
imagemagick
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
before 8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.11, plus listed versions
8:6.8.9.9-5ubuntu28:6.8.9.9-68:6.8.9.9-6build18:6.8.9.9-78:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu1
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8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu28:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu38:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu48:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu58:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.18:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.28:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.38:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.48:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.58:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.68:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.78:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.88:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.9
8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.11
imagemagick
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
before 8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu6.2, plus listed versions
8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu28:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu38:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu48:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu58:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu6
8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu6.2

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2017-12431 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Imagemagick, published August 4, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.44%, the 73rd percentile. Fixed in imagemagick 8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-13.

References

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