Fedora 27 update for ImageMagick, rubygem-rmagick



| Updated: 2025-04-24
Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2017-13768
CWE-ID CWE-476
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 Fedora
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

rubygem-rmagick
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

ImageMagick
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

Vendor Fedoraproject

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) NULL pointer dereference

EUVDB-ID: #VU11808

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-13768

CWE-ID: CWE-476 - NULL Pointer Dereference

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on  the target system.

The weakness exists in the IdentifyImage function in MagickCore/identify.c due to NULL pointer dereference. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted image file and cause the service to crash.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's repository.

Vulnerable software versions

Fedora: 27

rubygem-rmagick: before 2.16.0-7.fc27

ImageMagick: before 6.9.9.15-1.fc27

CPE2.3 External links

https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2017-f5a9805c5b


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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