# CVE-2017-13145: In ImageMagick before 6.9.8-8 and 7.x before 7.0.5-9, the ReadJP2Image function in coders/jp2.c does not properly validate the channel geome

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2017-08-23 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

In ImageMagick before 6.9.8-8 and 7.x before 7.0.5-9, the ReadJP2Image function in coders/jp2.c does not properly validate the channel geometry, leading to a crash.

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## References

- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/acee073df34aa4d491bf5cb74d3a15fc80f0a3aa
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3681-1/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201711-07
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=869830
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4019
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/501
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/05/msg00015.html
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/f13c6b54a879aaa771ec64b5a066b939e8f8e7f0

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