CVE-2017-12140

Published: Aug 2, 2017Modified: May 13, 2026

6.5

Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploitability: 2.8 / Impact: 3.6

Source: NVD

Description

The ReadDCMImage function in coders\dcm.c in ImageMagick 7.0.6-1 has an integer signedness error leading to excessive memory consumption via a crafted DCM file.

Affected (1)

Products: Imagemagick: Imagemagick

Imagemagick

1 product

Imagemagick

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Imagemagick Imagemagick	Version 7.0.6-1

Related CWEs

CWE-400

Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

The product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource, thereby enabling an actor to influence the amount of resources consumed, eventually leading to the exhaustion of available resources.

CWE-681

Incorrect Conversion between Numeric Types

When converting from one data type to another, such as long to integer, data can be omitted or translated in a way that produces unexpected values. If the resulting values are used in a sensitive context, then dangerous behaviors may occur.

References (12)

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100096

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/533

Source: cve@mitre.org

Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/05/msg00015.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/09/msg00007.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201711-07

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://usn.ubuntu.com/3681-1/

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100096