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CVE-2017-14989

A use-after-free in RenderFreetype in MagickCore/annotate.c in ImageMagick 7.0.7-4 Q16 allows attackers to crash the application via a crafted font file, because the FT_Done_Glyph function (from FreeType 2) is called at an incorrect place in the ImageMagick code.

Severity
Medium 6.5
Published
3 Oct 2017
Last changed
17 Jun 2026
Added to UpHeron
1 Nov 2026
Exploit chance
1.5% in the next 30 daysHigher than 73% of CVEs. EPSS by FIRST, 11 Nov 2026
Weakness
Use after free (CWE-416)
Attack
Over the network · No login needed · Needs someone to click or open something
Attacker can
Take it down
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Sources
NVD

Affected software

SoftwareAffected versions
ImageMagickServers and applications · cpe:a:imagemagick:imagemagick
  • Version 7.0.7-4

References

  • NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-14989
  • CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-14989