NULL pointer dereference in ImageMagick - CVE-2017-18209
Published: March 21, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU11192
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-18209
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: ImageMagick.org
Affected software:
ImageMagick
ImageMagick
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The weakness exists in the GetOpenCLCachedFilesDirectory function due to NULL pointer dereference. A remote attacker can trigger memory allocation and cause the service to crash.
The weakness exists in the GetOpenCLCachedFilesDirectory function due to NULL pointer dereference. A remote attacker can trigger memory allocation and cause the service to crash.
How to mitigate CVE-2017-18209
Install update from vendor's website.