SB2017092209 - Memory leak in ImageMagick
Published: September 22, 2017 Updated: August 10, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017092209
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Memory leak (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-14684)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the function ReadVIPSImage in coders/vips.c. A remote attacker can perform a denial of service attack via a a crafted file.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.