CVE-2017-18272

ImageMagick: use-after-free in ReadOneMNGImage function in coders/png.c

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Severity

Low

Red Hat Product Security

3.3

CVSS 3.0

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Published · December 25, 2017

Updated · November 22, 2025

Description

In ImageMagick 7.0.7-16 Q16 x86_64 2017-12-25, there is a use-after-free in ReadOneMNGImage in coders/png.c, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted MNG image file that is mishandled in an MngInfoDiscardObject call.

Statement

This issue did not affect the versions of ImageMagick as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, 6, and 7.

CVSS score applicability

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.0 · 3.3
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

CWE-416 · Use After Free