# CVE-2017-17499: ImageMagick before 6.9.9-24 and 7.x before 7.0.7-12 has a use-after-free in Magick::Image::read in Magick++/lib/Image.cpp.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2017-12-11 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

ImageMagick before 6.9.9-24 and 7.x before 7.0.7-12 has a use-after-free in Magick::Image::read in Magick++/lib/Image.cpp.

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## Related

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## References

- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3681-1/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4074
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/dd96d671e4d5ae22c6894c302e8996c13f24c45a
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/8c35502217c1879cb8257c617007282eee3fe1cc
- https://www.imagemagick.org/discourse-server/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=33078&sid=5fbb164c3830293138917f9b14264ed1
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102155

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