# CVE-2017-13658: In ImageMagick before 6.9.9-3 and 7.x before 7.0.6-3, there is a missing NULL check in the ReadMATImage function in coders/mat.c, leading to

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2017-08-24 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

In ImageMagick before 6.9.9-3 and 7.x before 7.0.6-3, there is a missing NULL check in the ReadMATImage function in coders/mat.c, leading to a denial of service (assertion failure and application exit) in the DestroyImageInfo function in MagickCore/image.c.

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## References

- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/e5c063a1007506ba69e97a35effcdef944421c89
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=870019
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/598
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/05/msg00015.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/09/msg00007.html

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