In ImageMagick before 6.9.7-6 and 7.x before 7.0.4-6, the ReadMATImage function in coders/mat.c uses uninitialized data, which might allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from process memory.
https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/362
https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/51b0ae01709adc1e4a9245e158ef17b85a110960
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=870012
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4204
https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4019
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3681-1/
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201711-07
Source: Mitre, NVD
Published: 2017-08-23
Updated: 2025-04-20
Base Score: 5
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Severity: Medium
Base Score: 7.5
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Severity: High
EPSS: 0.00139