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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2017-12876

Heap-based buffer overflow in enhance.c in ImageMagick before 7.0.6-6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted file.

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1 Nov 2026, 09:07 UTC · Revision 1

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CVE-2017-12876

core-osv · Original source

Published 28 Aug 2017, 19:29 UTC

Heap-based buffer overflow in enhance.c in ImageMagick before 7.0.6-6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted file.

osv:CVE-2017-12876
Complete source record
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