Improper input validation in ImageMagick - CVE-2017-11524
Published: April 9, 2018 / Updated: April 13, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU11805
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-2017-11524
CWE-ID: CWE-20
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 attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The weakness exists due to assertion failure when processing input data. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted file and cause the service to crash.
How to mitigate CVE-2017-11524
Update to versions 6.9.8-10 or 7.6.0-0.