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Security advisory
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.
- Products
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- Affected versions
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- Fixed versions
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- CVEs
- CVE-2017-18272
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
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- Updated in this feed
- 1 Nov 2026, 08:50 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
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.
osv:CVE-2017-18272
Complete source record
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