SB2017122706 - Memory leak in ImageMagick
Published: December 27, 2017 Updated: December 8, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017122706
CSH 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 vulnerability.
1) Memory leak (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-17883)
CWE-ID: CWE-401 - Missing release of memory after effective lifetime
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the function ReadPGXImage in coders/pgx.c. A remote attacker can perform a denial of service attack via a a crafted PGX image file.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.