# CVE-2017-5507: Memory leak in coders/mpc.c in ImageMagick before 6.9.7-4 and 7.x before 7.0.4-4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memor

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2017-03-24 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Memory leak in coders/mpc.c in ImageMagick before 6.9.7-4 and 7.x before 7.0.4-4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via vectors involving a pixel cache.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/16/6
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=851382
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-09
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/blob/7.0.4-4/ChangeLog
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3799
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/blob/6.9.7-4/ChangeLog
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/17/5
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95752
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/66e283e0a9c141b19fe6c4c39f4a41c0d3188ba8

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