Security advisory

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  "id": "8a7011ac2d73ab12c9a50aa2e7ed4d65af86a117f5eb391118a074b88ffa4b3b",
  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-17887",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "CVE-2017-17887",
    "summary": "In ImageMagick 7.0.7-16 Q16, a memory leak vulnerability was found in the function GetImagePixelCache in magick/cache.c, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted MNG image file that is processed by ReadOneMNGImage.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2017-17887",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "medium",
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      "metrics": [
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          "type": "CVSS_V3",
          "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
        }
      ],
      "affected": [
        {
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            {
              "repo": "https://github.com/imagemagick/imagemagick",
              "type": "GIT",
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                      {
                        "introduced": "7.0.7-16"
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                        "last_affected": "7.0.7-16"
                      }
                    ],
                    "source": "CPE_STRING"
                  }
                ]
              }
            }
          ],
          "versions": [
            "7.0.7-16"
          ],
          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2017-17887.json"
          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-24T10:47:29.661006313Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://usn.ubuntu.com/3681-1/",
        "https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/903"
      ],
      "provider_metadata": {
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              "cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*",
              "cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:17.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
              "cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*"
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                    "introduced": "14.04"
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                  {
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          },
          {
            "cpes": [
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              {
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    },
    "related_cves": [
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        "value": "CVE-2017-17887",
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    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": "/severity/0/score"
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 441267,
  "published_at": "2017-12-27T17:08:21.547+00:00"
}