High severity8.8NVD Advisory· Published Aug 21, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2017-12983
CVE-2017-12983
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in the ReadSFWImage function in coders/sfw.c in ImageMagick 7.0.6-8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted file.
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Affected products
18cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:7.0.6-8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:7.0.6-8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: <7.0.6-8
- osv-coords16 versionspkg:rpm/suse/GraphicsMagick&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2011%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/GraphicsMagick&distro=SUSE%20Studio%20Onsite%201.3pkg:rpm/suse/ImageMagick&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/ImageMagick&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/ImageMagick&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/ImageMagick&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/ImageMagick&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/ImageMagick&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20Raspberry%20Pi%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/ImageMagick&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2011%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/ImageMagick&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/ImageMagick&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/ImageMagick&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2011%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/ImageMagick&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/ImageMagick&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/ImageMagick&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Workstation%20Extension%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/ImageMagick&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Workstation%20Extension%2012%20SP3
< 1.2.5-4.78.19.1+ 15 more
- (no CPE)range: < 1.2.5-4.78.19.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.2.5-4.78.19.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.8.8.1-71.17.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.8.8.1-71.17.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.3.6-7.78.14.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.8.8.1-71.17.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.8.8.1-71.17.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.8.8.1-71.17.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.3.6-7.78.14.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.8.8.1-71.17.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.8.8.1-71.17.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.3.6-7.78.14.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.8.8.1-71.17.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.8.8.1-71.17.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.8.8.1-71.17.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.8.8.1-71.17.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
5- github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/682nvdIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201711-07nvd
- usn.ubuntu.com/3681-1/nvd
- www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4032nvd
- www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4040nvd
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