NULL pointer dereference in ImageMagick - CVE-2017-15015
Published: October 5, 2017 / Updated: January 6, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU46330
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-15015
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: ImageMagick.org
Affected software:
ImageMagick
ImageMagick
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error in PDFDelegateMessage in coders/pdf.c. A remote attacker can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2017-15015
Install update from vendor's website.